San Francisco's City Attorney's Office has sent Meta a request for information about how advertisements promoting AI-generated child sexual abuse material appeared on Facebook and Instagram. Meta responded that the matter falls outside the city's authority. The inquiry follows reporting that such ads ran repeatedly on the platforms.
The rock band Muse reportedly lost control of social media handles tied to their name after Meta's new AI tool claimed or reassigned them. The tool appears to generate Instagram and Threads usernames automatically, including ones already associated with established accounts or brands. Meta has not detailed how it handles conflicts with existing handle owners.
A US lawsuit alleges that Meta used photos from Facebook and Instagram to build facial recognition systems and train generative AI models, collecting biometric data in the process. The case adds a legal dimension to the debate over Meta's smart glasses, which privacy advocates warn could enable face recognition. Meta has not commented on the specifics of the claim.