VSCO Terms of Use Explained: Why It Says It Isn’t Stealing Your Photos
VSCO is facing scrutiny over its Terms of Use, which some users find concerning. The platform's terms grant it extensive rights to use user-generated content, including the right to utilize individuals' likenesses. While VSCO asserts that such language is standard for platforms displaying user content, the lack of clear explanations raises concerns among photographers.
- ▪VSCO's Terms of Use allow the company to use users' content in various ways, including for AI development.
- ▪The language in the Terms of Use is not new and has been criticized for being overly broad.
- ▪VSCO's CEO states that the licensing language is necessary for the platform to function legally.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
VSCO Terms of Use Explained: Why It Says It Isn’t Stealing Your Photos May 26, 2026 Jeremy Gray Many photographers will remember the massive controversy Adobe found itself embroiled in nearly two years ago when photographers noticed just how invasive and overreaching the company’s updated Terms of Use were. The company quickly reacted. VSCO is now finding itself in a similar position, as users are taking notice of some concerning language in the platform’s Terms of Use. freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "PetaPixel_728x90_ATF_Desktop", slotId: "PetaPixel_728x90_ATF_Desktop" }); freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "PetaPixel_300x600_300x250_320x50_Mobile", slotId: "PetaPixel_300x600_300x250_320x50_Mobile" }); Photographer Simon Migaj was reading VSCO’s…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at PetaPixel.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from PetaPixel
