HK Instagrammer Deletes 95 Posts After Followers Discover She Got Them From Google
A fashion model and social media “influencer” in Hong Kong hoped to
save face by deleting Instagram posts which her followers discovered to
be stolen from Google Images.
Sadelle Yeung. Image via Instagram / sadelle
Sadelle Yeung, whom Hong Kong’s Apple Daily described as a “key opinion leader,” has more than 91,000 followers on the platform.
Often seen traveling around the world, she even managed to appear in a travel show called “A Seek in Singapore.”
Image via Instagram / sadelle
However, after she posted a series of photos about heading to Italy for vacation last month, eagle-eyed Instagram users did some digging.
The result was a wave of backlash from users accusing her of stealing images after doing a quick Google search.
For one post, a photo she claimed she took in Italy appeared to be a cropped version of another found on the website of an Australian travel company.
Image: Screenshot via Instagram / copywithsadelle
The entire fiasco reportedly prompted Yeung to take down a whopping total of 95 photos earlier this week.
Image: Screenshot via Instagram / copywithsadelle
Yeung apparently acknowledged her “mistake” in response to a former follower who called her out.
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