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Which Platforms Label AI Images? We Tested Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and TikTok
We posted AI images from six generators, original and cleaned, to our own accounts. Instagram and Facebook labelled every original and no cleaned copy. Pinterest rarely labels; TikTok was inconclusive.
Muntaseer Rahman 
Remove Metadata with Claude, Cursor or ChatGPT: Our MCP Server
Ask your AI assistant to remove the location, device details and AI labels from videos, PDFs, RAW files and photos. Setup for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, claude.ai and ChatGPT.
Muntaseer Rahman 
Remove Metadata from PDFs in Python: pypdf, pikepdf or an API (Tested)
We tested pypdf and pikepdf recipes on four real PDFs. writer.metadata = None left the XMP copy, and every common recipe left an embedded photo's GPS. A better pikepdf recipe, and an API.
Muntaseer Rahman 
Remove Metadata from Video with an API (Python Example)
Two ways to strip GPS, device details and hidden data tracks from videos in Python without re-encoding: ffmpeg, and a metadata removal API with a streaming folder script.
Muntaseer Rahman 
Remove EXIF Data in Node.js: sharp vs exif-be-gone (Tested)
sharp removes metadata by default but turns phone photos sideways; exif-be-gone left a WebP's GPS untouched. A tested sharp function for uploads, and a lossless ExifTool option.
Muntaseer Rahman 
Remove EXIF Data from Images in Python (Without Sideways Photos)
We tested the common Pillow answers: they remove EXIF but turn phone photos sideways, drop the colour profile and save JPEGs at quality 75. A function that gets it right, and a lossless option.
Muntaseer Rahman 
Strip EXIF from Uploaded Images in JavaScript (No Library, Stays Upright)
A dependency-free function that removes EXIF, GPS, XMP and C2PA from photos in the browser before upload, keeps the pixels identical and the photo upright. With React and file-input examples.
Muntaseer Rahman 
Bulk Remove Metadata from Videos Without Re-encoding (Tested)
How to remove metadata from many videos at once on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac without losing quality, and why ExifTool isn't enough for video.
Muntaseer Rahman 
Bulk Remove Metadata from PDFs: What Each Method Leaves Behind (Tested)
How to remove metadata from multiple PDFs at once on Mac or Windows. We tested the usual free method on four real PDFs: it left a photo's GPS, a digital signature and Content Credentials.
Muntaseer Rahman 
Metadata Removal API: Clean Images, Video, PDF and RAW in One Call
What a metadata removal API is, who needs one, and why do-it-yourself scripts fail silently. One call cleans images, video, PDF and RAW, with Python and Node examples.
Muntaseer Rahman