{"id":157590,"date":"2019-08-22T18:15:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T10:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1801066\/"},"modified":"2019-08-22T18:15:51","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T10:15:51","slug":"fall-for-the-viral-instagram-hoax-so-did-lots-of-celebs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/08\/22\/fall-for-the-viral-instagram-hoax-so-did-lots-of-celebs\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall For the Viral Instagram Hoax? So Did Lots of Celebs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Don’t believe everything you see on the Internet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Specifically: a viral Instagram post claiming the social network can now use images against users in court cases.<\/span><\/p>\n

The widely circulated screenshot alleges that new Instagram rules mean “everything you’ve ever posted” becomes public domain\u2014even deleted content.<\/span><\/p>\n

But that’s simply not true.<\/span><\/p>\n

First of all, a digital image shared online is not legally binding.<\/span><\/p>\n

Especially if it’s a years-old hoax bursting with grammatical errors and inconsistent typography that cites a generic “Channel 13 News” service and suggested laws which have nothing to do with privacy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Still, Instagram users have been uploading the bogus message to their accounts as a “warning” to others, NBC News reported<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the bamboozled A-listers are actors Taraji P. Henson, Tom Holland, Julianne Moore, Rob Lowe, Debra Messing, and Julia Roberts; musicians Niall Horan, Waka Flocka Flame, and Usher; model Adriana Lima; Beyonc\u00e9’s mother; and <\/span>New York Magazine<\/span><\/i> Design Editor Wendy Goodman.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For the record!!! @instagram<\/a><\/p>\n

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