Sometimes getting pissed off can do the trick, especially when millions of “users,” or the “products,” start bitching. As user/products, we know how much we were worth ($1 Billion!) when Instagram sold us all to Facebook, but we have rights and a voice. And we can use the very tools they give us to communicate our outrage. I love internet mutiny!
In a post titled: “Thank You. We Are Listening,” Instagram Co-Founder Kevin Systrom promised to “modify specific parts of the terms to make it more clear what will happen with your photos,” then went into specifics about the sale of photographs for advertising purposes stating that, “it is not our intention to sell your photos,” and most importantly:
Instagram users own their content and Instagram does not claim any ownership rights over your photos. Nothing about this has changed. We respect that there are creative artists and hobbyists alike that pour their heart into creating beautiful photos, and we respect that your photos are your photos. Period.
Do you think that Instagram will keep their promise?
Greenpointers’ facebook page will no longer be being used as a hate page for so called, “hipsters.” There is always room for joking and light hearted fun, but explicitly violent comments, for example in response to the “Casting Call For Hipsters” poster will be reported as abuse, which may affect your facebook account status. Some of the disgusting comments included: John: “In local news, 200 people artists, baristas, and other creative types between the ages of 19 and 34 were found dead in Midtown this morning. More on this story as it develops.” Pete: “What a great place to throw a grenade.” Chris: “Brooklyn Yuppie Killer….pay for one get another dirtbag knocked off for free…….1800-Break-a-Hip.” This is three out of hundreds of comments that have been specifically blocked for this type of language. When I reported these comments as abuse and clicked on the “Hate Speech or Personal Attack” drop-down, there was no line for hipsters, baristas, creatives, yuppies, etc.” Discrimination and outright violence toward a group of people, who cannot be defined by race, gender, religious affiliation is still a form prejudice and will not be tolerated in the Greenpointers community.
We posted this photo of this badass dude with his badass ride on the Facebook and we received the best comments. (We omitted the name of the deli and commenters.)
Please submit an illustration inspired by the below comments to be featured on Greenpointers! So good…
#1: There is the best picture inside Jubran. It is the owner’s brother with a falcon in Yemen. It is so bad ass. totally Tumblr-worthy
#2: hey thats my block! the best in Greenpoint of course!
#3: Radfan is the name of the Yemeni dude w/falcon. They are good people, but the store smells like 1000 dead mice are rotting inside the walls.
#4: Radfan is an awesome name… I’m naming my first child that.
#5: They are nice but don’t buy a sandwich there. I have seen their cat laying on the Boars Head Ham.
