Meta has suspended its new "Muse Image" AI feature on Instagram, just three days after its debut, following intense global backlash from users, industry bodies and privacy advocates over a system that allows anyone to generate images of other people without their explicit consent.

The feature allowed users to generate images using pictures from public Instagram accounts.

Meta has discontinued a new AI feature on Instagram that allowed users to edit public photos, following widespread backlash and concerns over its controversial implementation.