Please Stop Making Me Opt Out of AI
First publishedJul 16, 10:00 UTC
Last updatedJul 17, 10:46 UTC · 13m ago
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Meta rolled back Instagram tagging for its AI chatbot after three days of outcry.
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Meta made a new feature for its AI app. This feature let users tag public Instagram accounts. Many people were unhappy and asked Meta to change it. Meta listened and turned the feature off.
Why it matters
This story matters because it shows how people can influence big companies to change their decisions.
In brief
- What is Instagram tagging?
- Instagram tagging is when users tag public Instagram accounts in a photo or video.
- Why were people unhappy?
- People were unhappy because they had to opt out of the feature, not opt in.
- What did Meta do?
- Meta rolled back the feature after three days of outcry.
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The outlets frame the story as a controversy caused by Meta's decision to turn the feature on by default.
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Meta's decision to turn the feature on by default was controversial.
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