{
  "asOf": "2026-09-25",
  "source": "ImageClueCheck editorial research, see docs/seo/keywords.md and each page’s sources",
  "rows": [
    {
      "slug": "instagram",
      "name": "Instagram",
      "title": "Does Instagram remove EXIF and GPS data from photos?",
      "facts": {
        "EXIF camera fields after upload": "Commonly stripped",
        "GPS location after upload": "Commonly stripped",
        "C2PA Content Credentials": "Not a standard part of Instagram’s upload pipeline",
        "Best way to confirm current behavior": "Upload a test photo with known metadata, then re-download and inspect it"
      }
    },
    {
      "slug": "facebook",
      "name": "Facebook",
      "title": "Does Facebook remove EXIF metadata from uploaded photos?",
      "facts": {
        "EXIF camera fields after upload": "Commonly stripped",
        "GPS location after upload": "Commonly stripped",
        "C2PA Content Credentials": "Not a standard part of Facebook’s upload pipeline",
        "Best way to confirm current behavior": "Upload a test photo with known metadata, then re-download and inspect it"
      }
    },
    {
      "slug": "x-twitter",
      "name": "X (Twitter)",
      "title": "Does X (Twitter) strip image metadata?",
      "facts": {
        "EXIF camera fields after upload": "Commonly stripped",
        "GPS location after upload": "Commonly stripped",
        "C2PA Content Credentials": "Not a standard part of X’s upload pipeline",
        "Best way to confirm current behavior": "Upload a test photo with known metadata, then re-download and inspect it"
      }
    },
    {
      "slug": "whatsapp",
      "name": "WhatsApp",
      "title": "Does WhatsApp remove photo metadata?",
      "facts": {
        "Normal photo send": "Compressed; metadata commonly stripped",
        "Send \"as a document\"": "Can preserve more of the original file, per WhatsApp help materials",
        "C2PA Content Credentials": "Not a standard part of WhatsApp’s photo pipeline",
        "Best way to confirm current behavior": "Send a test file both ways and inspect each result"
      }
    },
    {
      "slug": "tiktok",
      "name": "TikTok",
      "title": "Does TikTok strip metadata from photos and videos?",
      "facts": {
        "Original EXIF/camera fields after upload": "Commonly stripped or replaced",
        "GPS location after upload": "Commonly stripped",
        "C2PA Content Credentials": "Not a standard part of TikTok’s upload pipeline",
        "Best way to confirm current behavior": "Upload a test photo with known metadata, then re-download and inspect it"
      }
    },
    {
      "slug": "discord",
      "name": "Discord",
      "title": "Does Discord keep EXIF data in uploaded images?",
      "facts": {
        "Original EXIF/camera fields after upload": "More often preserved than on feed platforms",
        "GPS location after upload": "May be preserved if present in the original file",
        "Large image resizing": "Can still occur, which may affect metadata",
        "Best way to confirm current behavior": "Upload a test photo with known metadata, then re-download and inspect it"
      }
    },
    {
      "slug": "reddit",
      "name": "Reddit",
      "title": "Does Reddit remove EXIF metadata from uploaded images?",
      "facts": {
        "EXIF camera fields after native upload": "Commonly stripped",
        "GPS location after native upload": "Commonly stripped",
        "Externally hosted, linked images": "Depends entirely on the external host",
        "Best way to confirm current behavior": "Upload a test photo with known metadata, then re-download and inspect it"
      }
    }
  ]
}