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0 pointssbarre8y ago0 comments

But it's not a real person though.. And that does make a difference.

This is a neat idea, but you should double-check the ToS for Instagram.

There is some pretty clear language in there about not using their API to automatically interact with other accounts (including liking & commenting on photos) unless you have an existing business relationship with the accounts you're posting to (not the account you're impersonating).

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ramonfritsch8y ago· 1 in thread

It actually uses screen scrapping as primary resource and the api just to read stuff out. It's the exact same request and interaction as a real person would do with a browser, so no violation of ToS.

troydavis8y ago

Instagram's terms of use (https://help.instagram.com/478745558852511) is nowhere near as neutral as your summary of it. For example, it says:

> We prohibit crawling, scraping, caching or otherwise accessing any content on the Service via automated means, including but not limited to, user profiles and photos (except as may be the result of standard search engine protocols or technologies used by a search engine with Instagram's express consent).

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