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BY NICHOLE CARTMELL ANCHOR ZACH TOOMBS
Instagram’s new
changes to its terms of service have already caused a stir. Most of the talk centers around
the fear that Instagram will sell your images to advertisers. Here’s ABC News.
“A
Facebook-owned photo service will be able to use your pictures along with your username.
Advertisers will pay instagram for use of the photos, but you're not going to get a
dime.” A writer for The Verge says it’s all an
unnecessary panic — explaining the change with phrases like, “There’s no way Instagram
can sell your photos to anyone” and “Instagram has always had an expansive license to use
and copy your photos.”
A writer for Forbes explains even though there aren’t
specific plans to sell users’ photos yet, the changes could eventually turn enough people
away to have an impact on Instagram’s business. The writer blames Facebook, who now owns Instagram.
“The
first time someone complains about being in an ad without their knowledge, we’ll see
another wave of sign-offs. The stage is now set for a better company to take Instagram’s
place. For Facebook, this is a case study in how to waste a billion dollars. The company
bought a popular service, set about stripping it of what made it successful, and paved the
way for the inevitable replacement.”
But a writer for The Wall Street Journal explains
the objective here is to gain business--not lose the company’s user base. He explains
many of the new terms are necessary to maintain a working relationship with other third-party
applications like Foursquare.
“Long story short, the door seems open for Instagram
to do exactly what the Web is suggesting it might do. Whether it will be just as bad as
what the hive mind believes will happen is an entirely different story – and seems
unlikely, given the track record of Facebook and other Web 2.0 services.”
On Instagram’s
blog the company says these changes will be put in place to help protect the user.
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