INSTAGRAM'S top boss has hit back at long-running claims that the app spies on you through your microphone.

Both Facebook and Instagram have been repeatedly blasted by users over the years who say secret snooping allows the Meta apps to show you relevant ads.

Often gadget owners will say that they had a conversation with a friend in real life , only to see online ads for what they talked about later on.

Now Instagram's head Adam Mosseri has published a Reel video where he calls the claims a "myth".

“This is a myth-busting video about something I’ve had a lot of passionate conversations about. Maybe at least a few, two or three, with my wife as well,” Mosseri said.

“Which is we do not listen to you. We do not use the phone’s microphone to eavesdrop on you.”

He described how it would

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