Guide · creator playbook
How to post Firefly images on Instagram without getting flagged
Instagram scans every upload for C2PA Content Credentials and AI metadata, then stamps a 'Made with AI' label and quietly throttles reach on anything it flags. Adobe Firefly ships with exactly the signals Instagram looks for. Strip every one and post clean.
Strip the C2PA Content Credentials (Adobe pioneered the standard)
Adobe is on the C2PA standards board — Firefly outputs are the most thoroughly signed. Calabi removes this automatically — no manual ExifTool work.
Strip the Adobe creator metadata
Photoshop history block plus Firefly-specific tags. Calabi removes this automatically — no manual ExifTool work.
Strip the XMP photoshop:Source field
Tags Firefly as the origin tool. Calabi removes this automatically — no manual ExifTool work.
Inject authentic phone identity
Calabi writes a real Make / Model / Software / GPS / capture-timestamp so the file presents as a normal phone recording, not an AI export.
Verify, then post to Instagram
Check the forensic proof card — it lists every signal stripped and injected — then upload to Instagram clean.
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Why this matters now
AI detection on social platforms in 2026 is no longer a coin flip. Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter/X, and Reddit all run automated scanners on every upload before a human moderator sees it. The flag-rate on raw AI output is approaching 100% for the major generators (Sora, Veo, Kling, Midjourney). The only path forward is full sanitization — strip every signal, inject authentic phone identity, verify before posting.