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"National Geographic has blacked out its Instagram account over the service&amp;#039;s controversial changes to its terms and conditions. The wildlife publication threatened to delete its profile entirely should the Facebook-owned firm claim the right to sell users&amp;#039; photographs without payment or notification. &amp;quot;We are very concerned with the direction of the proposed new terms of service and if they remain as presented we may close our account,&amp;quot; said National Geographic in a statement. Instagram sparked a backlash this week when it announced it is claiming the right for businesses to &amp;quot;pay us to display your username, likeness, photos, in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions, without any compensation to you&amp;quot;. However, company CEO Kevin Systrom has since downplayed reports that the firm planning to profit from users&amp;#039; photos, insisting that the revised licensing agreement was poorly worded. &amp;quot;Since making these changes, we&amp;#039;ve heard loud and clear that many users are confused and upset about what the changes mean,&amp;quot; he said. Instagram is currently &amp;quot;working on updated language&amp;quot; for its new terms and conditions. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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