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stevehawk | 4 months ago

anyone know why these photos have random paperclip/clippy icons?

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dmbche|4 months ago

Not sure but first thought was part of the right to repair movement having adopted clippy as a mascot/logo (louis rossman)

echelon|4 months ago

They use clippy, not paperclips.

Specifically the cartoon stock art clippy from the original video essay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Dtmpe9qaQ

Notice how almost all the comments on that video bear the clippy icon. It's spreading everywhere. Twitter, Reddit, Instagram ...

slicktux|4 months ago

Probably OPs’ version of watermark..?

Archonical|4 months ago

Watermarks usually have branding to indicate ownership. Two distinct 3D paperclip overlays don't seem like watermarks and JonNYC doesn't use them in all photos he's posted on his thread on Bluesky.

They don't even seem to serve as visual cues.

stephen_g|4 months ago

If it's not an unusual watermark, perhaps it's to confuse AI classifiers?

randomtoast|4 months ago

It could be a size reference.