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As an end user, I'm happy that curators exist. Not talking about this "Fuck Jerry" individual in particular, but I follow many meme accounts that just repost st

As an end user, I'm happy that curators exist. Not talking about this "Fuck Jerry" individual in particular, but I follow many meme accounts that just repost stuff, and they are great value for me, because I don't want to, instead, follow thousands of creators and have to scroll through thousands of posts that aren't really that good.

andyfleming 8y ago
I agree that there's some value to curation. It'd be nice to see it built in as a first-class feature. Let someone repost, but automatically credit the original poster. Also maybe do some sort of revenue split on ads. 30% to the curator and 70% to the original creator or something along those lines.
- P_I_Staker 8y ago
  Isn't that just a retweet? I'm not much of social media guy, but it's there no re-graming or inst-again, or similar?
  - qgsrw3fd 8y ago
    No. Instagram has refused to add that feature.
seanwalker08 8y ago
As a user with a decent amount of followers(almost 28k), all of these accounts make me angry. I spend so much time filming and editing posts only for some T-shirt woodworking account to steal it and gain more followers than me. I don't care what size the account is that is sharing it. I report them and block them. These accounts are stealing content and making money from stolen content. It makes me sick seeing these accounts have #ad in posts because I know they didn't work hard to get where they are.
- kelnos 8y ago
  I would expect that reporting them doesn't do all that much, since Instagram doesn't really have an incentive to make that right for you (unless, of course, you're a large content creator with a ton of followers; in that case, I'm sure Instagram does want to keep you happy). Instead, file a DMCA takedown notice with Instagram referencing the stolen work. They're required by law to comply and take it down. I expect that most content thieves won't see it as worth it to contest the takedown and open themselves up to legal liability.
  - overcast 8y ago
    Not true at all, I've reported MANY of my unauthorized posts and all have been swiftly dealt with by Instagram. In my experience, they take it seriously when you provide proof of your post, and theirs.

andyfleming 8y ago

I agree that there's some value to curation. It'd be nice to see it built in as a first-class feature. Let someone repost, but automatically credit the original poster. Also maybe do some sort of revenue split on ads. 30% to the curator and 70% to the original creator or something along those lines.

P_I_Staker 8y ago
Isn't that just a retweet? I'm not much of social media guy, but it's there no re-graming or inst-again, or similar?
- qgsrw3fd 8y ago
  No. Instagram has refused to add that feature.

seanwalker08 8y ago

As a user with a decent amount of followers(almost 28k), all of these accounts make me angry. I spend so much time filming and editing posts only for some T-shirt woodworking account to steal it and gain more followers than me. I don't care what size the account is that is sharing it. I report them and block them. These accounts are stealing content and making money from stolen content. It makes me sick seeing these accounts have #ad in posts because I know they didn't work hard to get where they are.

kelnos 8y ago
I would expect that reporting them doesn't do all that much, since Instagram doesn't really have an incentive to make that right for you (unless, of course, you're a large content creator with a ton of followers; in that case, I'm sure Instagram does want to keep you happy). Instead, file a DMCA takedown notice with Instagram referencing the stolen work. They're required by law to comply and take it down. I expect that most content thieves won't see it as worth it to contest the takedown and open themselves up to legal liability.
- overcast 8y ago
  Not true at all, I've reported MANY of my unauthorized posts and all have been swiftly dealt with by Instagram. In my experience, they take it seriously when you provide proof of your post, and theirs.