Instagram is incorporating users' photos in ads for Meta Glasses

Post by realusername » Mon, Jun 29, 2026, 5:43 PM UTC

pavel_lishin wrote: post #13

Cthulhu_ wrote: post #2

Didn't Facebook do this years and years ago? Yes, 2013: https://mashable.com/archive/facebook-ads-photo#ggcKnNfAUaqy > According to Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities: > You give us permission to use your name, profile picture, content, and information in connection with commercial, sponsored, or related content (such as a brand you like) served or enhanced by us. This means, for example, that you pe…

> If you don't want this, delete your facebook account What? I thought I could just paste a paragraph of all-caps legalese to my profile, and it would solve this!

Post by quadrature » Mon, Jun 29, 2026, 5:46 PM UTC

tantalor wrote: post #80

quadrature wrote: post #49

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Yes people frequently fake screenshots on social media. I'd want either a screenshot from a credible person, reporting from a journalist, trusted blogger, company statement etc.

I'm not a journalist, but I don't think a reporter would go much further than "one user said...". There is no need for fact checking an individual source, other than to verify the reporting is accurately representing what they said.

Post by red_admiral » Mon, Jun 29, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC

Post by srmatto » Mon, Jun 29, 2026, 6:12 PM UTC

plagiarist wrote: post #58

srmatto wrote: post #25

Is Meta abusing its users a problem? Yes. Does the TOS allow for it? Yes. Can people decide to just create a shell account and not actually participate? Sure. One of the real insidious problems with Instagram and to some extent Facebook is that they provide a free, low friction way for business to communicate with current or potential customers. As a result many small businesses use Instagram as replacement for a pub…

If the only way to interact with a business is via Facebook or Instagram, I don't interact with the business. Unfortunately this is more of a problem for me than it is for them. I hope my position on this becomes more popular over time so that everyone can stop using spy- and adware.

Post by RattlesnakeJake » Mon, Jun 29, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC

dewey wrote: post #45

RattlesnakeJake wrote: post #40

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But it didn't bring clicks to the website nor goodwill toward the company. No one remembers who ran the ad. Even if we did, it would only be in a negative light due to a weird and off-putting advertising approach.

Don't get hung up on this specific example of the dating ad. There's a difference between awareness campaigns and click / conversion campaigns and if there's some ads for a garden chair and your friend is sitting on it you'll definitely remember it more than some random model. Or clothes that are advertised on your body. Not saying that's the future we want, but it would definitely work for a while.