Long lost friend has taken a photo of my house and posted it on Instagram

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Last week, a friend (whom I've not seen in nearly 2 years) texted me that she was in the area and asked we could meet to 'catch up on old times'. I unfortunately wasn't free and she told me that she could just stop by my place for a quick coffee. Fine. An hour of good conversation later, and she brought out essential oils for me to try out and possibly buy! Bit odd, but I declined and we parted ways.

Today, I decided to look her up on Instagram for some reason and saw photos of my living room and kitchen with the caption 'new furniture!' The hashtags were all related to the oils she was selling, with the bottles being in the picture too so it looked like some sort of ad? I've messaged her about this but she hasn't replied yet.

Is there something I can do to get these pictures taken down?

thejollyroger - even if there was such a law, I think it'd be very costly and time consuming trying to sue another person over this. I'm not even sure what area of law this would fit under.

Simple.

Make a new account, follow a bunch of people including her. Then respond to the post with a similar picture of your living room but at a slightly different angle so no one can believe you photos hopped her picture and tell everyone she is using your photos.

Then do a similar post on your own wall, tagging her in it so she can't delete it as I assume she will delete or hide your post stating what she has done.

Wait for fallout.

By the way if the cheeky bitch has replied on here or is reading this, stop being a twat, using other people's homes to try and sell your shite products. No one wants them, you've been conned and you're an idiot.

Winterinthecity

I don’t know either.

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This is so not on, especially it bugs me that you haven't seen her for TWO YEARS. Comment on insta "I know it's knew, just bought it last year

Definitely do this if there's no way of getting it taken down
Call her out on it.

By the way I don't have Instagram so don't know if you need to follow someone to post. If you don't, don't bother.

Just give us her insta name so we can comment on the pics OP

Call her out on it.
Comment on the photo, something like: maybe next time ask if you can take pictures of my interior and post them online? #cheekyvisitors #thisismyhouse

Can you get a friend / friends to comment on her post telling her to take them down? She's not a friend anymore...

@chilliandlemon @pineappledanish it's so bloody disappointing. You think you're catching up with someone for nostalgia's sake and they spring this bullshit on you. Does the contact everyone method seriously work? I'd imagine most people will be offended and feel used instead!

Just give us her instaname, I'm on insta and prepared to 'flame her' for you!

cheeky mare!

One tick on WhatsApp? Count yourself lucky. The trash has taken itself out.

What’s so ridiculous about this is her actual friends and family will know it’s not her furniture at all and know she’s an out and out liar.

I’d make a public post telling everyone what she’s done.

Ahhh I wish i could send the MN internet mob unto her but I think that'd be doxxing which is a big 'no-no'. Such a shame! Photos are down now so I guess that's that at least.

You could send her some sort of email along the lines of:-

I've noticed when we recently met up for a friendly catch up after 2 years that you appear to have taken photos of my living room (with essential oils in it) without my permission or knowledge and used them to publicise your business. If you'd have asked (if you are ok with this but you're not!) I may have given you permission to use these images, but I find this an invasion of my privacy and also do not wish to have my living room on show for strangers to see nor do I wish to publicise your business (unless I am reimbursed!). Kindly take these images down.

Then see what she does.

She's finally replied to my texts saying that she forgot to tag me and that she was actually complimenting my furniture

I'm sorry but I'd be so tempted to reply "yeah right, chinny reck'on" to that lol
Was she balls!
She's just squirming as she's been found out!
Why would she have said new furniture with no mention of you otherwise? Bet she just wasn't counting on you finding out about her IG account

WireBrush - if she's an MLM bot her friends and family are probably sick and tired of her trying to sell them her 'oils' so probably are quite pleased she's latched onto someone else to use pics of their house, not theirs. Or they feel pity for the 'friend' used.

What a nutter. Lucky escape!

She hasn't blocked me on facebook yet and I've just seen a post talking about people who dont support women's businesses what the fuck.

I'm feeling second hand embarrassment for her

Reply ‘that’s awful! And even worse, some people don’t respect other people’s privacy, Or the truth.’

I know someone who'd pull stuff like this and is always doing different MLMs. I do feel sorry for her. They prey on the vulnerable and those in need. It seems she keeps falling for it.

She blocked me on Facebook recently, so that's a relief as it's our only way of being in touch!

Ha ha ha this is so tragic, she is a classic MLM Bot, I hope she reads this thread too.

Very unfair on the OP and she should be ashamed, however what goes around and all that, in a few months she will be at least several hundred quid down and have lost a number of friends along the way.

I would put underneath each pic

''Nice picture of MY lounge/kitchen/whatever. Is there a reason why you are using my house especially as I didnt buy any of your products?''

I'd be really cross too, quickly comment on her FB before she blocks you from that too. Grr on your behalf.