Instagram User Numbers Down; Updated Terms of Service in Effect This Week

Shared by Justin Case — 18 Jan 2013

Instagram's updated Terms of Service and Privacy Policy takes effect Saturday, the company reminded its users in e-mails sent Tuesday. At the same time, AppStats data shows the photo-sharing app has lost around 42 percent of its daily active users in the last month.

Source: www.wired.com

2 Comments

Jason Platt said (18 Jan 2013):
The policy changed after it was bought out by Facebook. I would imagine Facebook has several spin doctors trying to figure out how to stop the mass exodus...Word got out that Facebook can now utilize any and all photos with no repercussions for advertisement purposes with the "owners" of the pictures receiving nothing in return...
Gary Poulton said (18 Jan 2013):
The most recent update to the policy contained the following "....This means that other users may search for, see, use or share any of your user content that you make publicly available through the service, consistent with the terms and conditions....." 'User content' includes comments and 'other users' also include anyone who facilitates the operations of Instagram which in this case will obviously include Facebook. Note that 'use' is not defined and sits inconspicuously between see and share as though it's an action of the same inconsequential value. No wonder people are dropping off like flies and that's very shortly to include me.