Many social media sites still remove image rights information from photos
IPTC press release. IPTC releases results of 2016 Social Media Sites Photo Metadata Test Important image metadata is not retained in images after upload to some of the most popular social media sites, according to a study by the International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC). The missing data includes key copyright and identification information as well as descriptive data about the image. The IPTC, a consortium of over 50 news agencies and media companies, sets international technical standards for news exchange,…