What the reporting says
- Launched July 8, 2026. Meta's newsroom announced Muse Image as the first image-generation model from Meta Superintelligence Labs.
- Public Instagram photos included by default. WIRED: "Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images — Unless You Opt Out." MacRumors reports the setting is on by default for accounts not set to private.
- Opt-out via Instagram settings. TechCrunch published a step-by-step opt-out guide on July 9, 2026.
- Coverage of the rollout. BBC's July 8, 2026 report characterizes the rollout as one where users are not proactively told when their profile pictures are used to generate new images.
How CoolApp is built
These describe how CoolApp works. They are not claims about how any other app works.
- No camera-roll access — CoolApp does not request access to your device photo library.
- Live capture only — every post is taken in the moment through CoolApp's in-app camera.
- No AI training clause — CoolApp's terms do not reserve rights to train generative AI on user content.
- Delete removes your content — account deletion in Settings removes your posts.
Sources
- Introducing Muse Image (Meta Newsroom, July 2026)
- Outcry as Meta lets users make AI images from public Instagram profile pics (BBC, Jul 8, 2026)
- Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images — Unless You Opt Out (WIRED)
- How to stop Meta's AI from using your photos (TechCrunch, Jul 9, 2026)
- Meta's New AI Image Tool Can Use Your Public Instagram Photos by Default (MacRumors, Jul 8, 2026)
Reflects publicly reported information as of July 2026. Product settings and policies change — verify current opt-out steps in the Instagram app. This page is maintained by CoolApp and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or reviewed by Meta Platforms, Inc.