Meta Removes Muse Image AI Feature After Backlash: “Missed The Mark”

Reports, in time order

1. Deadline·10 July 2026, 23:07 UTC
   Meta Removes Muse Image AI Feature After Backlash: “Missed The Mark” (opens Deadline's report in a new tab)
2. Variety·10 July 2026, 23:09 UTC
   Meta Suspends AI Image Feature After Days of Backlash (opens Variety's report in a new tab)
3. TechCrunch·10 July 2026, 23:55 UTC
   Meta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash (opens TechCrunch's report in a new tab)
4. BBC·11 July 2026, 00:17 UTC
   Meta pulls new AI image feature after days of backlash (opens BBC's report in a new tab)
5. The Guardian·11 July 2026, 05:07 UTC
   Meta ditches Muse Image AI feature because it ‘misses the mark’ on users’ privacy (opens The Guardian's report in a new tab)
6. Al Jazeera English·11 July 2026, 05:34 UTC
   Meta backtracks on AI-image feature for Instagram due to privacy backlash (opens Al Jazeera English's report in a new tab)