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The danger of user-generated content

User-generated content (UGC) is all the rage now. What better way to access a wide range of photos--more than your in-house photographers can possibly take?
Written by Edwin Yapp, Contributor

User-generated content (UGC) is all the rage now. What better way to access a wide range of photos--more than your in-house photographers can possibly take?

But there's a danger when you use user-submitted photos--they could be fakes.

Here's an example where Sky News got hoaxed.

There's a downside to everything.

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