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      "id": "learn_r21_metadata_per_platform_x_exif_statement",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] X (formerly Twitter): Platform's own statement on EXIF data of uploaded photos",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] X states it refers to the EXIF data of an attached photo to suggest locations and for analytics, retains EXIF temporarily to process the photo, and that EXIF is not available to people who view the photo on X.",
      "body": "X states it refers to the EXIF data of an attached photo to suggest locations and for analytics, retains EXIF temporarily to process the photo, and that EXIF is not available to people who view the photo on X.\n\nWhat X Help Center actually says:\n\n“When location services are enabled, and you attach a photo in the composer, X refers to the Exif data of the photo to show suggested locations. In addition, X uses Exif data for analytics purposes related to whether posted media was taken with the device camera. X retains Exif data temporarily to process your photo. It is not available to those who view your photo on X.”\n\nNote: Table of the 'What happens to the Exif data for my photo?' FAQ. This is the clearest tier-A metadata policy found across all platforms in this run.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://help.x.com/en/using-x/post-location",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-02",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "X Help Center",
      "evidence_quote": "When location services are enabled, and you attach a photo in the composer, X refers to the Exif data of the photo to show suggested locations. In addition, X uses Exif data for analytics purposes related to whether posted media was taken with the device camera. X retains Exif data temporarily to process your photo. It is not available to those who view your photo on X.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "21-metadata-per-platform",
      "subject": "X (formerly Twitter)",
      "topic": "Platform's own statement on EXIF data of uploaded photos",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "X",
      "tags": {
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        "region": [
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        ],
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        "topic": [
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        ],
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      "verification": {
        "status": "failed",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "quote_is_nonanswer",
          "strong_label_on_weak_content"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r21_metadata_per_platform_x_precise_location",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Precise location attached to posts; DM location caveat",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] X documents that precise location (lat/long) can be attached to a post and found via API, and explicitly states that turning off post location does NOT remove locations shared through Direct Messages.",
      "body": "X documents that precise location (lat/long) can be attached to a post and found via API, and explicitly states that turning off post location does NOT remove locations shared through Direct Messages.\n\nWhat X Help Center actually says:\n\n“If you're attaching a photo to your Post that was taken on the in-app camera and tap the location icon, your precise location (latitude and longitude) will be associated with the Post and findable via API.”\n\nNote: Same article also states: 'this setting will not remove locations shared through Direct Messages.' That line is the only explicit DM-vs-public distinction in X's official docs found in this run.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://help.x.com/en/using-x/post-location",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-02",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "X Help Center",
      "evidence_quote": "If you're attaching a photo to your Post that was taken on the in-app camera and tap the location icon, your precise location (latitude and longitude) will be associated with the Post and findable via API.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "21-metadata-per-platform",
      "subject": "X post location and Direct Messages",
      "topic": "Precise location attached to posts; DM location caveat",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "X",
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        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
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        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
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      "id": "learn_r21_metadata_per_platform_bluesky_exif_client_responsibility",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Bluesky (AT Protocol): Metadata stripping at upload",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Bluesky's own developer documentation states it is currently the responsibility of clients (apps) to strip image metadata before upload, and that the PDS/server may become stricter about blocking such metadata in the future — i.e., Bluesky does not document a guarantee that it strips EXIF at upload.",
      "body": "Bluesky's own developer documentation states it is currently the responsibility of clients (apps) to strip image metadata before upload, and that the PDS/server may become stricter about blocking such metadata in the future — i.e., Bluesky does not document a guarantee that it strips EXIF at upload.\n\nWhat Bluesky (official protocol documentation) actually says:\n\n“It's strongly recommended best practice to strip image metadata before uploading. The server (PDS) may be more strict about blocking upload of such metadata by default in the future, but it is currently the responsibility of clients (and apps) to sanitize files before upload today.”\n\nNote: IMPORTANT: many third-party blogs claim Bluesky strips EXIF at the imgproxy server. Bluesky's own official docs, as opened here, describe stripping as the CLIENT's responsibility, not a server guarantee. This discrepancy is flagged in could_not_verify. (The legacy docs.bsky.app URL redirected to bsky.network/docs/about-bluesky-content/posts/ in this run.)",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://docs.bsky.app/docs/advanced-guides/posts",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-02",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Bluesky (official protocol documentation)",
      "evidence_quote": "It's strongly recommended best practice to strip image metadata before uploading. The server (PDS) may be more strict about blocking upload of such metadata by default in the future, but it is currently the responsibility of clients (and apps) to sanitize files before upload today.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "21-metadata-per-platform",
      "subject": "Bluesky (AT Protocol)",
      "topic": "Metadata stripping at upload",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Bluesky / AT Protocol",
      "tags": {
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        "topic": [
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        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
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          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
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        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
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    {
      "id": "learn_r21_metadata_per_platform_instagram_no_published_metadata_policy",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Instagram (Meta): Metadata/EXIF handling on uploaded photos",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Instagram's own help-centre documentation does not contain an explicit statement that it strips EXIF/GPS metadata from uploaded images.",
      "body": "Instagram's own help-centre documentation does not contain an explicit statement that it strips EXIF/GPS metadata from uploaded images.\n\nWhat Instagram / Meta Help Center actually says:\n\n“No verbatim quote available: Instagram's help documentation does not address EXIF/metadata stripping, per the help-centre content searched in this run.”\n\nNote: NEGATIVE FINDING. All claims that Instagram strips EXIF come from vendor/SEO blogs or third-party testing, which are excluded under the rules. Instagram does document a separate user-controlled location-tagging feature, which is not the same as embedded EXIF. Help-centre URL searched for an EXIF/metadata article; none found.",
      "source_type": "community",
      "source_link": "https://help.instagram.com (Instagram Help Center - searched)",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-02",
      "reliability": "CREATOR STRATEGY",
      "source_tier": "C",
      "source_publisher": "Instagram / Meta Help Center",
      "evidence_quote": "No verbatim quote available: Instagram's help documentation does not address EXIF/metadata stripping, per the help-centre content searched in this run.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "21-metadata-per-platform",
      "subject": "Instagram (Meta)",
      "topic": "Metadata/EXIF handling on uploaded photos",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Instagram",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
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      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r21_metadata_per_platform_facebook_no_published_metadata_policy",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Facebook (Meta): Metadata/EXIF handling on uploaded photos",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Facebook's help documentation does not publish an explicit statement on EXIF/GPS metadata stripping of uploaded images.",
      "body": "Facebook's help documentation does not publish an explicit statement on EXIF/GPS metadata stripping of uploaded images.\n\nWhat Facebook / Meta Help Center actually says:\n\n“No verbatim quote available: no Facebook help article on EXIF/GPS metadata stripping was located; a directly targeted help URL returned 'This Page Isn't Available'.”\n\nNote: NEGATIVE FINDING. A specific help URL (facebook.com/help/636221758005070) was opened and returned 'This Page Isn't Available', i.e. the article does not exist. All 'Facebook strips EXIF' claims are from vendor blogs / third-party testing (excluded).",
      "source_type": "community",
      "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/help/",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-02",
      "reliability": "CREATOR STRATEGY",
      "source_tier": "C",
      "source_publisher": "Facebook / Meta Help Center",
      "evidence_quote": "No verbatim quote available: no Facebook help article on EXIF/GPS metadata stripping was located; a directly targeted help URL returned 'This Page Isn't Available'.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "21-metadata-per-platform",
      "subject": "Facebook (Meta)",
      "topic": "Metadata/EXIF handling on uploaded photos",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Facebook",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r21_metadata_per_platform_tiktok_no_published_metadata_policy",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] TikTok: Metadata/EXIF handling on uploaded photos and videos",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] TikTok's support documentation does not contain an explicit statement on stripping EXIF/GPS metadata from uploaded photos or videos.",
      "body": "TikTok's support documentation does not contain an explicit statement on stripping EXIF/GPS metadata from uploaded photos or videos.\n\nWhat TikTok Help Center actually says:\n\n“No verbatim quote available: no TikTok support article addressing EXIF/metadata stripping was located.”\n\nNote: NEGATIVE FINDING. Claims that TikTok 'aggressively re-encodes' and strips metadata come from vendor/blog testing, not TikTok's own docs. The presence of a user-controlled location tag / geotag feature is separate from embedded EXIF.",
      "source_type": "community",
      "source_link": "https://support.tiktok.com (TikTok Help Center - searched)",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-02",
      "reliability": "CREATOR STRATEGY",
      "source_tier": "C",
      "source_publisher": "TikTok Help Center",
      "evidence_quote": "No verbatim quote available: no TikTok support article addressing EXIF/metadata stripping was located.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "21-metadata-per-platform",
      "subject": "TikTok",
      "topic": "Metadata/EXIF handling on uploaded photos and videos",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "TikTok",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r21_metadata_per_platform_reddit_no_published_metadata_policy",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Reddit: Metadata/EXIF handling on uploaded images",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Reddit's help documentation does not publish an explicit statement on stripping EXIF/GPS metadata from uploaded images.",
      "body": "Reddit's help documentation does not publish an explicit statement on stripping EXIF/GPS metadata from uploaded images.\n\nWhat Reddit Help Center actually says:\n\n“No verbatim quote available: Reddit's help articles (e.g. Public Content Policy, Responsible Builder Policy) address platform metadata, not image EXIF stripping.”\n\nNote: NEGATIVE FINDING. Reddit's Public Content Policy (opened) defines 'related metadata' as platform content metadata, not EXIF. No EXIF-policy statement found.",
      "source_type": "community",
      "source_link": "https://support.reddithelp.com (Reddit Help Center - searched)",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-02",
      "reliability": "CREATOR STRATEGY",
      "source_tier": "C",
      "source_publisher": "Reddit Help Center",
      "evidence_quote": "No verbatim quote available: Reddit's help articles (e.g. Public Content Policy, Responsible Builder Policy) address platform metadata, not image EXIF stripping.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "21-metadata-per-platform",
      "subject": "Reddit",
      "topic": "Metadata/EXIF handling on uploaded images",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Reddit",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r21_metadata_per_platform_youtube_no_published_metadata_policy",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] YouTube / Google: Metadata handling on uploaded videos",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] YouTube's help documentation does not publish an explicit statement on stripping EXIF/GPS metadata from uploaded videos.",
      "body": "YouTube's help documentation does not publish an explicit statement on stripping EXIF/GPS metadata from uploaded videos.\n\nWhat YouTube Help actually says:\n\n“No verbatim quote available: no YouTube help article on metadata/EXIF stripping was located; a directly targeted URL returned a 404 ('Sorry, this page can't be found').”\n\nNote: NEGATIVE FINDING. A targeted support.google.com/youtube/answer URL returned a 404 page (opened). YouTube documents video file formats/sizes/quality but not EXIF stripping.",
      "source_type": "community",
      "source_link": "https://support.google.com/youtube/",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-02",
      "reliability": "CREATOR STRATEGY",
      "source_tier": "C",
      "source_publisher": "YouTube Help",
      "evidence_quote": "No verbatim quote available: no YouTube help article on metadata/EXIF stripping was located; a directly targeted URL returned a 404 ('Sorry, this page can't be found').",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "21-metadata-per-platform",
      "subject": "YouTube / Google",
      "topic": "Metadata handling on uploaded videos",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "YouTube",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r21_metadata_per_platform_snapchat_no_published_metadata_policy",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Snapchat: Metadata/EXIF handling on uploaded photos",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Snapchat's help documentation does not publish an explicit statement on stripping EXIF/GPS metadata from uploaded images.",
      "body": "Snapchat's help documentation does not publish an explicit statement on stripping EXIF/GPS metadata from uploaded images.\n\nWhat Snapchat Support actually says:\n\n“No verbatim quote available: no Snapchat support article addressing EXIF metadata stripping was located.”\n\nNote: NEGATIVE FINDING. Snapchat documents an on-platform map/location feature (users control adding a location), which is separate from embedded EXIF in the underlying file.",
      "source_type": "community",
      "source_link": "https://help.snapchat.com (Snapchat Support - searched)",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-02",
      "reliability": "CREATOR STRATEGY",
      "source_tier": "C",
      "source_publisher": "Snapchat Support",
      "evidence_quote": "No verbatim quote available: no Snapchat support article addressing EXIF metadata stripping was located.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "21-metadata-per-platform",
      "subject": "Snapchat",
      "topic": "Metadata/EXIF handling on uploaded photos",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Snapchat",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r21_metadata_per_platform_threads_no_published_metadata_policy",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Threads (Meta): Metadata/EXIF handling on uploaded photos",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Threads' help documentation does not publish an explicit statement on stripping EXIF/GPS metadata from uploaded images.",
      "body": "Threads' help documentation does not publish an explicit statement on stripping EXIF/GPS metadata from uploaded images.\n\nWhat Meta (Threads) actually says:\n\n“No verbatim quote available: no Threads help article addressing EXIF metadata stripping was located.”\n\nNote: NEGATIVE FINDING. Third-party claims that Threads 'inherits Instagram's image pipeline and strips EXIF' are not supported by any Threads/Instagram tier-A statement opened in this run.",
      "source_type": "community",
      "source_link": "https://help.instagram.com/threads (Meta/Threads Help - searched)",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-02",
      "reliability": "CREATOR STRATEGY",
      "source_tier": "C",
      "source_publisher": "Meta (Threads)",
      "evidence_quote": "No verbatim quote available: no Threads help article addressing EXIF metadata stripping was located.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "21-metadata-per-platform",
      "subject": "Threads (Meta)",
      "topic": "Metadata/EXIF handling on uploaded photos",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Threads",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r21_metadata_per_platform_telegram_no_published_metadata_policy",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Telegram: Metadata handling on sent photos",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Telegram's official documentation does not publish an explicit, platform-confirmed statement on EXIF stripping; no tier-A statement was located.",
      "body": "Telegram's official documentation does not publish an explicit, platform-confirmed statement on EXIF stripping; no tier-A statement was located.\n\nWhat Telegram actually says:\n\n“No verbatim quote available: Telegram's official FAQ and documentation do not address EXIF stripping on photos.”\n\nNote: CONTESTED. Community/third-party sources are split: several vendor blogs and community tests claim Telegram strips EXIF in 'Send as Photo' mode and preserves it in file/document mode, while one vendor comparison claims Telegram does NOT strip by default. Telegram's own docs (telegram.org/faq) contain no statement. Because only Telegram's own statement can be tier A and none exists, this remains unverified and is flagged in could_not_verify.",
      "source_type": "community",
      "source_link": "https://telegram.org/faq and https://core.telegram.org (searched)",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-02",
      "reliability": "EXPERIMENTAL",
      "source_tier": "C",
      "source_publisher": "Telegram",
      "evidence_quote": "No verbatim quote available: Telegram's official FAQ and documentation do not address EXIF stripping on photos.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "21-metadata-per-platform",
      "subject": "Telegram",
      "topic": "Metadata handling on sent photos",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Telegram",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r21_metadata_per_platform_discord_no_published_metadata_policy",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Discord: Metadata handling on uploaded images",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Discord's official support documentation contains no article on EXIF/metadata stripping; the only company-affiliated statement located was an unofficial reply on X.",
      "body": "Discord's official support documentation contains no article on EXIF/metadata stripping; the only company-affiliated statement located was an unofficial reply on X.\n\nWhat Discord Support Center actually says:\n\n“We do strip some data (EXIF geocoding data mostly) and run the images through our resizing player to hide your IP.”\n\nNote: CONTESTED. This quote is a Discord account reply reproduced via a third-party blog - it is not on an official Discord support page, so it is recorded only as tier C and is not treated as a confirmed policy. The vendor/blog sources disagree (some say JPEG stripped, PNG/video/attachments preserved; one says Discord does NOT strip). Logged in could_not_verify.",
      "source_type": "community",
      "source_link": "https://support.discord.com (searched; no EXIF article)",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-02",
      "reliability": "EXPERIMENTAL",
      "source_tier": "C",
      "source_publisher": "Discord Support Center",
      "evidence_quote": "We do strip some data (EXIF geocoding data mostly) and run the images through our resizing player to hide your IP.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "21-metadata-per-platform",
      "subject": "Discord",
      "topic": "Metadata handling on uploaded images",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Discord",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r21_metadata_per_platform_onlyfans_no_published_metadata_policy",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] OnlyFans: Metadata/EXIF handling on uploaded photos and videos",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] OnlyFans' own terms and privacy documentation does not contain a statement that it strips EXIF/GPS metadata from uploaded content; no tier-A policy was located.",
      "body": "OnlyFans' own terms and privacy documentation does not contain a statement that it strips EXIF/GPS metadata from uploaded content; no tier-A policy was located.\n\nWhat OnlyFans actually says:\n\n“No verbatim quote available: OnlyFans' terms/privacy do not address EXIF metadata stripping.”\n\nNote: NEGATIVE FINDING. Community/vendor sources are split (some say OnlyFans 'processes uploads and strips some metadata' but 'do not rely on the platform'; one source says 'does not consistently strip'). These are tier C and not recorded as policy. An OnlyFans help/privacy search surfaced only third-party creator-guide blogs; no official metadata page found.",
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      "source_link": "https://onlyfans.com/legal / onlyfans.com help (searched)",
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      "id": "learn_r21_metadata_per_platform_fansly_metadata_claim_community",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Fansly: Metadata/EXIF handling (community claim only)",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] An official Fansly account (fansly_marco) has publicly stated on Reddit that Fansly strips all metadata; this is tier C practitioner testimony, not a policies page statement.",
      "body": "An official Fansly account (fansly_marco) has publicly stated on Reddit that Fansly strips all metadata; this is tier C practitioner testimony, not a policies page statement.\n\nWhat Reddit r/Fansly_Advice (Fansly staff account) actually says:\n\n“Fansly does strip all metadata and always has.”\n\nNote: CONTESTED. This is the closest to an authoritative Fansly statement found, but it is a staff account posting on Reddit, not Fansly's own help/policies documentation. Per the rules this is tier C, not A, and is recorded as testimony rather than confirmed policy. Fansly publishes no separate EXIF/metadata policy page that was located.",
      "source_type": "community",
      "source_link": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Fansly_Advice/comments/1gwe8nj/does_fansly_remove_the_metadata_from_your_picsvids/",
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      "id": "learn_r21_metadata_per_platform_manyvids_no_published_metadata_policy",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] ManyVids: Metadata/EXIF handling",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] ManyVids' own documentation does not contain a statement on EXIF/metadata stripping of uploaded photos or videos; no tier-A policy was located.",
      "body": "ManyVids' own documentation does not contain a statement on EXIF/metadata stripping of uploaded photos or videos; no tier-A policy was located.\n\nWhat ManyVids actually says:\n\n“No verbatim quote available: no ManyVids metadata/EXIF stripping statement located.”\n\nNote: NEGATIVE FINDING.",
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      "evidence_quote": "No verbatim quote available: no ManyVids metadata/EXIF stripping statement located.",
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        "status": "unverified",
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      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r21_metadata_per_platform_clips4sale_no_published_metadata_policy",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Clips4Sale: Metadata/EXIF handling",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Clips4Sale's own documentation does not contain a statement on EXIF/metadata stripping; no tier-A policy was located.",
      "body": "Clips4Sale's own documentation does not contain a statement on EXIF/metadata stripping; no tier-A policy was located.\n\nWhat Clips4Sale actually says:\n\n“No verbatim quote available: no Clips4Sale metadata/EXIF stripping statement located.”\n\nNote: NEGATIVE FINDING.",
      "source_type": "community",
      "source_link": "https://www.clips4sale.com (terms/help - searched)",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-02",
      "reliability": "CREATOR STRATEGY",
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      "source_publisher": "Clips4Sale",
      "evidence_quote": "No verbatim quote available: no Clips4Sale metadata/EXIF stripping statement located.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "21-metadata-per-platform",
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      "topic": "Metadata/EXIF handling",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Clips4Sale",
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        "lane": "any",
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        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
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          "unclassified"
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        "status": "unverified",
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          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
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      "id": "learn_r21_metadata_per_platform_chaturbate_no_published_metadata_policy",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Chaturbate: Metadata handling on uploaded/live content",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Chaturbate's own documentation does not contain a statement on EXIF/metadata stripping; no tier-A policy was located.",
      "body": "Chaturbate's own documentation does not contain a statement on EXIF/metadata stripping; no tier-A policy was located.\n\nWhat Chaturbate actually says:\n\n“No verbatim quote available: no Chaturbate metadata/EXIF stripping statement located.”\n\nNote: NEGATIVE FINDING. Chaturbate is primarily a live-streaming platform; no static image EXIF policy was located.",
      "source_type": "community",
      "source_link": "https://chaturbate.com (terms/help - searched)",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-02",
      "reliability": "CREATOR STRATEGY",
      "source_tier": "C",
      "source_publisher": "Chaturbate",
      "evidence_quote": "No verbatim quote available: no Chaturbate metadata/EXIF stripping statement located.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "21-metadata-per-platform",
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      "topic": "Metadata handling on uploaded/live content",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Chaturbate",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
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      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
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          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
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        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r21_metadata_per_platform_stripchat_no_published_metadata_policy",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Stripchat: Metadata handling",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Stripchat's own documentation does not contain a statement on EXIF/metadata stripping; no tier-A policy was located.",
      "body": "Stripchat's own documentation does not contain a statement on EXIF/metadata stripping; no tier-A policy was located.\n\nWhat Stripchat actually says:\n\n“No verbatim quote available: no Stripchat metadata/EXIF stripping statement located.”\n\nNote: NEGATIVE FINDING.",
      "source_type": "community",
      "source_link": "https://stripchat.com (terms/help - searched)",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-02",
      "reliability": "CREATOR STRATEGY",
      "source_tier": "C",
      "source_publisher": "Stripchat",
      "evidence_quote": "No verbatim quote available: no Stripchat metadata/EXIF stripping statement located.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "21-metadata-per-platform",
      "subject": "Stripchat",
      "topic": "Metadata handling",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Stripchat",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
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      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
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        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r21_metadata_per_platform_patreon_no_published_metadata_policy",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Patreon: Metadata/EXIF handling",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Patreon's own documentation does not contain a statement on EXIF/metadata stripping of uploaded posts; no tier-A policy was located.",
      "body": "Patreon's own documentation does not contain a statement on EXIF/metadata stripping of uploaded posts; no tier-A policy was located.\n\nWhat Patreon actually says:\n\n“No verbatim quote available: no Patreon metadata/EXIF stripping statement located.”\n\nNote: NEGATIVE FINDING.",
      "source_type": "community",
      "source_link": "https://support.patreon.com (searched)",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-02",
      "reliability": "CREATOR STRATEGY",
      "source_tier": "C",
      "source_publisher": "Patreon",
      "evidence_quote": "No verbatim quote available: no Patreon metadata/EXIF stripping statement located.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "21-metadata-per-platform",
      "subject": "Patreon",
      "topic": "Metadata/EXIF handling",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Patreon",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
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        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
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          "unclassified"
        ],
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      "verification": {
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          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
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        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
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    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r21_metadata_per_platform_kofi_no_published_metadata_policy",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Ko-fi: Metadata/EXIF handling",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Ko-fi's own documentation does not contain a statement on EXIF/metadata stripping; no tier-A policy was located.",
      "body": "Ko-fi's own documentation does not contain a statement on EXIF/metadata stripping; no tier-A policy was located.\n\nWhat Ko-fi actually says:\n\n“No verbatim quote available: no Ko-fi metadata/EXIF stripping statement located.”\n\nNote: NEGATIVE FINDING.",
      "source_type": "community",
      "source_link": "https://ko-fi.com (terms/help - searched)",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-02",
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      "source_tier": "C",
      "source_publisher": "Ko-fi",
      "evidence_quote": "No verbatim quote available: no Ko-fi metadata/EXIF stripping statement located.",
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      "topic": "Metadata/EXIF handling",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
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      "verification": {
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        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
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    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r21_metadata_per_platform_incident_reddit_heic_gps",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Documented incident of location data surviving (tier B, incident not policy)",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A public bug report (HackerOne reference #1069039) documents that Reddit's handling of HEIC images leaked GPS location data; this is an incident report, not a published policy.",
      "body": "A public bug report (HackerOne reference #1069039) documents that Reddit's handling of HEIC images leaked GPS location data; this is an incident report, not a published policy.\n\nWhat SammaPix (third-party comparison; cites HackerOne #1069039) actually says:\n\n“Reddit ... Had a HEIC bug that leaked GPS (HackerOne #1069039).”\n\nNote: EXPLICITLY AN INCIDENT, NOT A POLICY. Recorded as tier B only because it is cited to a public bug-bounty report. I did NOT open the original HackerOne report #1069039 in this run, so the exact details are unverified — see could_not_verify. Marked contested.",
      "source_type": "research",
      "source_link": "https://www.sammapix.com/blog/which-apps-strip-photo-metadata",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-02",
      "reliability": "CREATOR STRATEGY",
      "source_tier": "B",
      "source_publisher": "SammaPix (third-party comparison; cites HackerOne #1069039)",
      "evidence_quote": "Reddit ... Had a HEIC bug that leaked GPS (HackerOne #1069039).",
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      "topic": "Documented incident of location data surviving (tier B, incident not policy)",
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