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Is there any identifying info included in the URL showing which account it's from, etc? That'd be a significant difference from a screenshot which could easily

Is there any identifying info included in the URL showing which account it's from, etc? That'd be a significant difference from a screenshot which could easily be faked. The write-up seems to imply there is: This process differs from just taking a screenshot of a private account you’re following for a few reasons. These public URLs contain some basic info about the photo or video they link to, including details about how it was uploaded, photo dimensions, and whatnot. They also prove authenticity; you can’t fake one. Beyond this is the issue of deleted photos and videos being stored on Facebook’s content delivery network after a person believes them to be deleted.

Scaevolus 7y ago
There isn't. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2MbtfSj6bY/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B2MbtfSj6bY/ becomes https://scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/94ac7c0032c62b737da97916b366e595/5E13F33E/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/69709584_187663175587547_8508889683678841045_n.jpg i.e. https://$CDN_NODE.cdninstagram.com/vp/$SIGHASH/$TIMESTAMP/$BUCKET/.../$RES/$RANDOM_$RANDOM_$RANDOM_n.jpg https://www.instagram.com/p/B2LkRQcgKDQ/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B2LkRQcgKDQ/ (same account!) becomes https://scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/ab180f62cd8055dcd55baf43a714d789/5DFFA87A/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/69130313_151844792582781_4219907330704607536_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com Which doesn't share any distinct identifiers in common, apart from the generic resolution/bucket specifiers.