Posted Dec. 19, 2012 at 6:35 a.m.
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San Francisco — Instagram unveiled a new privacy policy and terms of service on Dec. 17 that will give advertisers more flexibility in using photos, user names and likenesses in ads. After a backlash that resulted in thousands of complaints on Facebook, Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom said Tuesday that the new terms will remove language suggesting that users' photos could appear in advertisements.
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Instagram was once iPhone-only.
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San Francisco — Instagram unveiled a new privacy policy and terms of service on Dec. 17 that will give advertisers more flexibility in using photos, user names and likenesses in ads. After a backlash that resulted in thousands of complaints on Facebook, Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom said Tuesday that the new terms will remove language suggesting that users' photos could appear in advertisements.
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