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Are Facebook photos public property?

Facebook says no: Photo: Instagram, Sarah Lynn, USA TODAY

Photos posted online by people in the U.S. indicate the person is actually a U.S. citizen and that they have an active Facebook account, but the person wasn’t in a position to post in Facebook’s photo feed. (Photo: Instagram, Facebook) Photos posted online by people in the U.S. indicate the person is actually a U.S. citizen and that they have an active Facebook account, but the person wasn’t in a position to post in Facebook’s photo feed. (Photo: Instagram, Facebook)

Photos posted online by people in the U.S. indicate the person is actually a U.S. citizen and that they have an active Facebook account, but the person wasn’t in a position to post in Facebook’s photo feed. (Photo: Instagram, Facebook) Photos posted online by people in the U.S. indicate the person is actually a U.S. citizen and that they have an active Facebook account, but the person wasn’t in a position to post in Facebook’s photo feed. (Photo: Instagram, Facebook)

Photos posted online by people in the U.S. indicate the person is actually a U.S. citizen and that they have an active Facebook account, but the person wasn’t in a position to post in Facebook’s photo feed. (Photo: Instagram, Facebook) Photos posted online by people in the U.S. indicate the person is actually a U.S. citizen and that they have an active Facebook account, but the person wasn’t in a position to post in Facebook’s photo feed. (Photo: Instagram, Facebook)

Aliens, UFOs, ghosts and other assorted creatures have been known to inhabit the pictures posted online of people who have passed away. But in this case, it appears that the person who posted these photos is not a U.S. citizen and isn’t capable of making their posts and photos public.

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What’s more, there was no way people in the U.S. could view these photos themselves. Those pictures were posted online by people in the U.S. They simply couldn’t even attempt to get their pictures posted on social media.

These photos appeared online last month during World AIDS Day. (Photo: Instagram, Facebook)

The person behind these pictures posted them on social media, but the person in that picture says the pictures weren’t uploaded by that person and that person is not authorized to post