Instagram has issued a warning on a controversial Mother's Day photo posted on Prince William and Kate Middleton's official Instagram page, indicating that the photo has been 'altered' in a way that could mislead people. The action follows suspicions of manipulation and multiple news outlets' notices to remove the photo. Despite the controversy, Kensington Palace has chosen to keep the photo up, prompting Instagram to add an 'altered photo' warning to inform users of the photo's edited nature.
Instagram has weighed in on Kate Middleton’s photo editing scandal after she admitted to altering a family photo. https://t.co/3T0eONhXZP
In light of Kensington Palace choosing to keep their fake photo of her up on Instagram -- the platform is now warning people that it's fraudulent. See more 👉 https://t.co/EI1FIgIrlr https://t.co/X4NFET6Z6g
Instagram adds ‘altered photo’ warning to Kate Middleton’s Mother’s Day photo https://t.co/lmrsP48Odo https://t.co/yU8VaRz5KT
Instagram has put a warning on @KensingtonRoyal photo. I didn't know they did this - surely a large proportion of Instagram pics have been messed with in some way? https://t.co/cv4ULn0Cz9
Instagram Adds Warning to Kate Middleton's Mother's Day Photo: 'Altered' https://t.co/ZsoJZhdIfQ
Instagram issues a warning about Kate Middleton's controversial Mother's Day post and lets users know that the photo has been "edited in a way that could mislead people." Despite multiple news outlets' notices to remove the photo due to suspicions of manipulation, the portrait… https://t.co/JEHh4Q7CNG
Instagram has taken action against a controversial photo on Prince William and Kate Middleton’s official Instagram page. https://t.co/q1DghPXP5W
Kate Middleton's Mother's Day Photo Hit with Instagram Warning | Click to read more 👇 https://t.co/2H2qnp1vgq
Instagram has censored the Kate photograph with this disclaimer. I’m sorry, but most photographs on that platform are edited. Have we lost our minds? This is utterly bizarre. https://t.co/fhNL9ilmN9
Just seeing on Facebook this morning that the Kate photo may be fake 😱