{"id":371914,"date":"2026-07-09T06:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=371914"},"modified":"2026-07-09T06:04:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:04:17","slug":"if-you-dont-change-this-setting-anyone-can-use-your-instagram-content-with-meta-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/if-you-dont-change-this-setting-anyone-can-use-your-instagram-content-with-meta-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"If you don’t change this setting, anyone can use your Instagram content with Meta AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few days ago, Meta introduced a new feature that lets anyone create content with your public Instagram<\/a> photos and videos<\/strong>. This feature is part of Muse Image, the image generation model that Meta has rolled out on Instagram, WhatsApp<\/a>, and the Meta AI app itself. If someone mentions your username with an @, the AI can use your images to generate invitations, custom graphics, or even ready-to-post compositions, all without your explicit permission.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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If your account is public, this option is enabled by default, which means anyone can reuse\u00a0your posts, reels, and videos to generate content using AI<\/strong>, without you getting any notification. Fortunately, we can prevent that use.<\/p>\n\n

How to prevent the reuse of your content with Meta AI<\/h2>\n\n

If we want to keep some control over your images, the app gives us the option to disable this reuse. Here’s how:<\/p>\n\n