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Re: Instagram now forces people to sign in to view public profiles

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Post by sodosopa » Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 2:23 PM UTC

pmlnr wrote: post #40

near wrote: post #9

They also use meta robots=noimageindex,noarchive on every page without an opt-out which is so incredibly stupid and walled-gardeny for an image sharing site. I wanted to use Flickr instead but nobody else uses Flickr, then I tried making my own image gallery and I learned that browsers do not honor the JPEG rotation EXIF data and I don't want to write my own rotation/cropping code (that and Google completely ignores…

I still use Flickr. The only place out there which doesn't want to immediately steal photo rights.

Ah but they have previously. They (at the time Yahoo) used non Creative Commons Flickr images in ads. This made me delete my old school pre Yahoo account and remove everything I uploaded.

Re: Instagram now forces people to sign in to view public profiles

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Post by tjr225 » Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 2:32 PM UTC

near wrote: post #9

They also use meta robots=noimageindex,noarchive on every page without an opt-out which is so incredibly stupid and walled-gardeny for an image sharing site. I wanted to use Flickr instead but nobody else uses Flickr, then I tried making my own image gallery and I learned that browsers do not honor the JPEG rotation EXIF data and I don't want to write my own rotation/cropping code (that and Google completely ignores…

> Kind of silly I can't find a good image sharing site in 2019.

Flickr is very good. Amount of users doesn't really affect my use-case, which is offsite storage and being able to send links to my friends/family.

In fact it is maybe the only service that I pay for.

Re: Instagram now forces people to sign in to view public profiles

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Post by Reedx » Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 2:40 PM UTC

twic wrote: post #125

> “This is to help people see photos on Instagram and then understand how to get the best Instagram experience by being part of the community, connecting and interacting with the people and things they love,” the company told Adweek. Why would you say something like this? And why, as a journalist, would you report it? It's a transparent lie; nobody is going to be taken in by it. So why bother even saying it?

I've been wondering about this in regards to how CA is reframing "rolling blackouts" as "de-energization areas".

It seems so blatantly ridiculous, and I feel like it does more harm than good, but they must have reason to think otherwise?

Re: Instagram now forces people to sign in to view public profiles

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Post by RandallBrown » Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 2:43 PM UTC

Reedx wrote: post #163

twic wrote: post #125

> “This is to help people see photos on Instagram and then understand how to get the best Instagram experience by being part of the community, connecting and interacting with the people and things they love,” the company told Adweek. Why would you say something like this? And why, as a journalist, would you report it? It's a transparent lie; nobody is going to be taken in by it. So why bother even saying it?

I've been wondering about this in regards to how CA is reframing "rolling blackouts" as "de-energization areas". It seems so blatantly ridiculous, and I feel like it does more harm than good, but they must have reason to think otherwise?

Isn't it the reasoning behind the blackouts? I thought rolling blackouts were typically due to not having enough power generation. What's happening now is related to preventing fires isn't it?

Re: Instagram now forces people to sign in to view public profiles

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Post by newsgremlin » Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 2:46 PM UTC

twic wrote: post #125

> “This is to help people see photos on Instagram and then understand how to get the best Instagram experience by being part of the community, connecting and interacting with the people and things they love,” the company told Adweek. Why would you say something like this? And why, as a journalist, would you report it? It's a transparent lie; nobody is going to be taken in by it. So why bother even saying it?

Anytime I read corporate speak like this I completely tune out, I just simply don't take it for fact. You see most companies communicate like this, and many get caught up in their own contradictions and hypocrisy.

Re: Instagram now forces people to sign in to view public profiles

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Post by whamlastxmas » Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 2:48 PM UTC

reportgunner wrote: post #76

kpennell wrote: post #68

Odd, private firefox search and opened https://www.instagram.com/kimkardashian/ just fine. I know, dumb example.

Yes, same here. Try scrolling down a fair bit and you will see it. (happened to me on second "loading" of the next "page" of pictures)

I saw a login prompt flash then immediately gone. I wonder if my adblock shut it down

Re: Instagram now forces people to sign in to view public profiles

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Post by kstenerud » Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 2:49 PM UTC

twic wrote: post #125

> “This is to help people see photos on Instagram and then understand how to get the best Instagram experience by being part of the community, connecting and interacting with the people and things they love,” the company told Adweek. Why would you say something like this? And why, as a journalist, would you report it? It's a transparent lie; nobody is going to be taken in by it. So why bother even saying it?

Because it gives you plausible deniability, and a way to answer questions without actually saying anything.

This is important from a corporate legal standpoint because it makes you as slippery as possible. Words have a tendency to come back to haunt you.

Re: Instagram now forces people to sign in to view public profiles

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Post by elandrum » Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 2:49 PM UTC

sschueller wrote: post #62

Support the federated alternative that is being built based on the same technology (ActivityPub) as Mastodon and Peertube. [1] https://pixelfed.org/ [2] https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed

Are you aware of any mobile apps for Pixelfed yet?

Re: Instagram now forces people to sign in to view public profiles

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Post by landcoctos » Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 2:55 PM UTC

They started locking down other areas a few months ago. I used to browse public pictures using "locations" which was one of the first items to require a login. Frustrating but I just use the service less. And no, I will not create a login.

Re: Instagram now forces people to sign in to view public profiles

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Post by Trav5 » Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 2:56 PM UTC

Reedx wrote: post #163

twic wrote: post #125

> “This is to help people see photos on Instagram and then understand how to get the best Instagram experience by being part of the community, connecting and interacting with the people and things they love,” the company told Adweek. Why would you say something like this? And why, as a journalist, would you report it? It's a transparent lie; nobody is going to be taken in by it. So why bother even saying it?

I've been wondering about this in regards to how CA is reframing "rolling blackouts" as "de-energization areas". It seems so blatantly ridiculous, and I feel like it does more harm than good, but they must have reason to think otherwise?

That is an odd word. Seems "de-energized areas" would be better. De-energizaton is the action that was taken on the area.

I agree with the other commentor. This term indicates it was done on purpose. It describes the stare of the power line. I think it's better than blackout.