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Instagram vs. /r/Dankmemes War
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About
Instagram vs. /r/dankmemes War refers to the viral debate surrounding Instagram users stealing memes from /r/dankmemes and reposting them to Instagram. This has led Redditors to create ways of deterring Instagram users from reposting.
Origin
On December 14th, 2018, Redditor [1] 1000MothsInAManSuit posted an outstanding move image to the dankmemes subreddit littered with Reddit phrases with a caption that reads, "Using Reddit references in your meme to keep people from posting it to Instagram." The post gained 12,600 points (97% upvoted) within a month (shown below).
![Outstanding Using Reddit references in your meme to keep people from posting it to Instagram It do be like that sometimes Sort by new big pp Karma Rewind bad Mods r gae outstanding iove](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/452/408/a14.jpg)
Precursor
There have been numerous instances of Redditors and Instagram users posting material that criticizes the other platform. On December 3rd, 2018, Redditor[2] MoltenMind posted an image to the dankmemes subreddit with the caption "It's bad when a stolen instagram meme makes it too hot." The post featured Instagram user @photographicmemery's post and the repost on the dankmemes subreddit four days later. The post gained 49 points (83% upvoted) within the month (shown below).
![Interesting "all 14%. 00:41 x fingers isn't enough r/dankmemes u/oktaSO 13h i.re Is this a dank meme When she says that four fingers isn't enough Fi st time? 99 likes photographicmemery Getting wild Follow for more content Fi st time? 2 #nsfw #sexy #fist #cowboy #netflix #show #hanging #funny #funnyshit #funnymemes #meme #daily #dailymemes #memesdaily #lick #my 19.2k. ·107 Share Share View 1 com 4 DAYS AGO ent SINGLE COMMENT THREAD VIEW ALL Add a comment](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/452/412/c8e.png)
Spread
On December 15th, 2018 Redditors began uploading memes that would be difficult for an Instagram user to upload.
For example, LSK01 upload a stretched modern solutions variation which gained 103,000 points (97% upvoted) within a month (shown below, left). Excuseme_wtf posted another similar image with a large Reddit watermark which gained 1,300 points (95% upvoted) within the month (shown below, right).
![Long Format making the meme extr long so the nstagram normies can'tpost tbecause rfthe crop limib Modern problems requlre modern solutions](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/452/409/7da.jpg)
![A lot When you don't know how to make funny memes so you make a meme out of a funny guy Modern problems require modern solutions Post your ос on reddit The people who sort by new declare it s--- The people who sort by new declare it s--- But you put in a Reddit watermark so that Instagram normies can't steal it and now your meme is relevant Outstanding move](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/452/451/478.jpg)
On January 21st, 2019, QUZANG posted[3] an image of a stamp saying "this is not my creation, I stole it" for other Redditors to use on their images. The image garnered 3,300 points (96% upvoted) within a day (shown below, left). The same day, thefryn uploaded a drakeposting variation using a similar stamp stating, "this meme was made for reddit, this was not made for instagram." The image accumulated 269 points (94%upvoted) within a day (shown below, right).
![Take one and pass it along WY CREA STOLE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/452/380/6ac.png)
![Drake Version Using Drake format Was made Made forI Using this format so you don't have to add a watermark was mad made for](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/452/383/ff4.png)
On January 22nd, mechanicalmorgan posted an image pointing out that an Instagram user could simply remove the watermark. The image gained 358 points (97% upvoted) with a day (shown below, left). The same day, joyp72 posted an image showing an Instagram user attempting to give credit to a Redditor. The post garnered 85 points (93% upvoted) within a day (shown below, right).
![Watermark Remover Instagram Reddit Stealing Memes ngWatermarks Reddit memes reddit memes instagram stealing memes reddit waterma "reddit watermark remover"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/452/386/518.jpg)
![I guess I'm a sub now when an instagram reposter gives you credit Credit: r/joyp72 r/](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/452/392/d06.png)
On January 22nd, Redditors also began posting images solely composed of the Reddit stamps. For example, stspyro's image received 71,600 points (95% upvoted) within a day (shown below, left). U/ShoreSWBF posted a Lisa Simpson Presentation variation composed of watermarks gaining 73,000 points (92% upvoted) in a day (shown below, right).
![All Watermarks When you finally learn how to make memes using only Reddit watermark MY CREA OT MYC TOLE NN CREA À).. CREAe MY CR MYCR STOLE STOLE STOLE STD SNOT Reality can be whatever i-want.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/452/395/ddf.png)
![How To Stop Reposters If we make memes using just the watermark, then the normies can't steal it since removing the watermark removes the whole meme oo00 NOT MY CR NOT M](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/452/406/901.jpg)
On March 21st, YouTuber Internet Historian released a video talking about the situation that gained over 5.4 million views in a year and a half (shown below).
Various Examples
![Uses Watermark We need to put our mobile and pc differences aside because Stefan Karl still hasn't recieved the golden playbutton from YouTube](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/452/389/03c.jpg)
![Modern Solutions Watermark Whenyou don wantyour meme reposted to Instagram so youo watermark the entirethino](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/452/379/5c1.jpg)
![Lisa If we watermark all of our memes, we will be looked at as no better than iFunny](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/452/384/a80.jpg)
![Aquaman Reddit İnstagram'](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/452/396/c98.jpg)
![Easy Instagram normies after seeing a Reddit watermark in their stolen meme](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/452/404/3ed.png)
![Distracting Using the new me was m Redditwatermarks btly so as to not act from the laking the watermark f------ massive ade for Insta](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/452/401/9db.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Reddit -u/1000MothsInAManSuit
[2] Reddit – u/MoltenMind
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Top Comments
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Jan 22, 2019 at 07:30PM EST
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Jan 22, 2019 at 05:18PM EST