Editing Terms of service (section)

===Instagram===
{{see also|Instagram#Criticism and lawsuits}}
On December 17, 2012, Instagram and Facebook announced a change to their terms of use that caused a widespread outcry from its user base. The controversial clause stated: "you agree that a business or other entity may pay us to display your username, likeness, photos (along with any associated [[metadata]]), and/or actions you take, in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions, without any compensation to you".

There was no apparent option to opt out of the changed terms of use.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pepitone |first=Julianne |url=https://money.cnn.com/2012/12/18/technology/social/instagram-sell-photos/index.html?iid=s_mpm#comments |work=[[CNN Money (website)|CNNMoney]] |publisher=CNN |title=Instagram can now sell your photos for ads|date=December 18, 2012 |access-date=December 18, 2012}}</ref>
The move garnered severe criticism from privacy advocates as well as consumers. After one day, Instagram apologized, saying that it would remove the controversial language from its terms of use.<ref>{{cite news|last=McCullagh|first=Declan|title=Instagram apologizes to users: We won't sell your photos|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57559890-93/instagram-apologizes-to-users-we-wont-sell-your-photos/|access-date=19 December 2012|newspaper=CNET|date=18 December 2012|author2=Donna Tam}}</ref> [[Kevin Systrom]], a co-founder of Instagram, responded to the controversy, stating:

{{quote|Our intention in updating the terms was to communicate that we’d like to experiment with innovative advertising that feels appropriate on Instagram. Instead, it was interpreted by many that we were going to sell your photos to others without any compensation. This is not true and it is our mistake that this language is confusing. To be clear: it is not our intention to sell your photos. We are working on updated language in the terms to make sure this is clear.<ref name=terms-of-use-retraction>{{cite web |last=Systrom |first=Kevin |url=http://blog.instagram.com/post/38252135408/thank-you-and-were-listening |work=[[Instagram]] |publisher=Instagram |title=Thank you, and we're listening |date=December 18, 2012 |access-date=December 19, 2012 |archive-date=May 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502201402/http://blog.instagram.com/post/38252135408/thank-you-and-were-listening |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}