Instagram Lets Anyone Generate AI Images From Your Posts and How To Prevent It
09/07/2026 | 11 mins.
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In today's episode, Meta rolled out their latest AI updates but that included the ability for anyone to generate any AI images from anyone's Instagram posts. If you don't want that, I explain how to prevent it by going into the Instagram settings. Additionally the YouTube team has updates for Shorts and Account Status, and the Edits app has the ability to put images and text behind you using layers.
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The Instagram Stories - Social Media News - VIDEO VERSION!!! My new YouTube Show! (YouTube)
Meta: Meta Now Lets Anyone Generate AI Images With Your Instagram Posts, but You Can Stop It (LifeHacker)
YouTube: Big Shorts Update, Music in Image Posts, Account Status & Video States (YouTube)
Edits: Put Text and Images Behind You (Instagram)
Check out my new YouTube Show! (YouTube)
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Instagram Rolls Out Muse Image AI and Edits Gets Bilingual Captions
07/07/2026 | 10 mins.
The Meta team announced Muse Image, the company’s first image generation model from Meta Superintelligence Labs. Also the Edits team added the ability to automatically generate bilingual captions, and the Head of Instagram explains how to create a shared collection. In the strategy section of the episode, we get into the value of cross-posting Reels to Facebook and how to use YouTube Shorts to create an engaged community.
Links:
Meta: Introducing Muse Image: Image Generation Built for Your World (Meta)
Edits: Bilingual Captions Now Available (Instagram)
Instagram: Shared Collections (Instagram)
Instagram: Cross-Posting Reels to Facebook (Instagram)
YouTube: Use Shorts to Grow Channel - Build a Fanbase (YouTube)
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YouTube Adds Google Profile Pages for Creators
01/07/2026 | 12 mins.
Google adds Search Profiles for creators who have over 100,000 followers, YouTube posts get music, and the YouTube team explains how to get started with YouTube Shorts. Also the Threads team has been improving live chats, and the Head of Instagram explains how to handle a post that doesn't perform well - should you take it down and repost it immediately, or leave it up?
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Links:
YouTube: Google Search Profiles (YouTube)
Threads: Live Chats Getting a Glow-Up (Threads)
YouTube: Getting Started on YouTube Shorts (YouTube)
Instagram: Should you delete and repost if something flopped? (Instagram)
Wednesday Waffle:
Find if your email password has been breached (Emailosint.org)
Remove your email address from Emailosint.org (Emailosint.org)
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Instagram Testing More Ways to Access Your Algorithm
30/06/2026 | 12 mins.
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Today on the show, the Head of Instagram answers questions like "how do I find the setting to add more captions to the carousel?", "how do I know when someone specific posts?" and "do you ever just stop adding features to Instagram and Edits?"
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Instagram: Testing More Ways to Access Your Algorithm (Instagram)
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Meta's New Smart Glasses and a Guide to YouTube's Ask Studio AI Tool
25/06/2026 | 12 mins.
The CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerburg, announced Meta Ray-Bans - without the Ray-Bans - for $80 cheaper. Also Rene Ritchie from the YouTube Creator Insider team explains how to use the AI tool Ask Studio, and the Head of Instagram explains how long to wait before posting your next video.
Links:
Meta: New Smart Glasses (Instagram)
YouTube: Ask Studio - Getting Started Guide for Creators (YouTube)
Instagram: How Long to Wait Before Posting the Next Video? (Instagram)
Instagram: How to Turn Viewers into Followers (Instagram)
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