Backdating Instagram Photos 2022
Backdating Instagram photos refers to posting old photos on your Instagram profile and creating new accounts by doing so, allowing you to make it seem like those photos were taken recently.
Why wouldn’t anyone want to backdate their IG posts?
There’s a common misconception that your profile is entirely fixed once you’ve created it. It’s not. You can edit your bio, handle, and even add more photos from your archive. However, you can’t go back in time and add them before they were posted.
How does it work anyway?
In general, it’s not possible to change historical data within a software program. But there are a few ways to backdate posts on social media.
Legal Concerns
While it’s okay to backdate your photos in theory, you could potentially face legal problems if you were to post them publicly—and not just because of intellectual property issues. Taking photos with a smartphone is easy and accessible, so there’s a chance that someone else may have taken a similar photo that same day. If another user happened to come across yours and decide it was ripped off from their original, they might report it and flag your account as spam.
What are the best practices for using this technique?
Many people use popular photo editing apps like Snapseed or VSCO to make their photos look better. These apps can also be used to edit a picture that you posted previously. In other words, if you post a photo and later decide it would look better with some touch-ups, you can go back and do that without anyone knowing you took two different pictures. This is particularly useful for people who often forget to tag others in their posts!
Will I get caught if I start doing this now?!
You might be thinking, but I’ve already posted photos from today in my Instagram feed. Of course! But there are also ways to edit your current Instagram posts and make them look like they were taken at a different time. All you need is a few minutes and some creative editing know-how to take a boring picture of your lunch or dinner, and change it into an oldie but goodie image that looks like it was snapped years ago.