Photo Review for Newly Added Wayspots by Niantic

A few weeks ago, @NianticCasey-ING gave an update regarding the technical issue on the newly added Wayspots which was an initiative by the Wayfarer team. And in that update, he mentioned this:

In addition to these removals, we have performed a backend photo update that has added a generic image to any newly added Wayspot that didn’t have a photo. We won’t be making further changes but you can contribute your own photos in-app to help improve these locations.

Now, I've been seeing a lot of photo reviews on those newly added Wayspots lately but I'm not sure if this was the mentioned backend photo update that they did. But if it is, it is concerning because when I do a reverse image search on those photo reviews, it comes back with results of the same image posted on different websites, and it contradicts the criteria for a valid nomination where the submitted photo of the nomination should be original. This may become a precedent for wayfarers to submit nominations using third party photos.


Can someone from the Wayfarer team clarify this?


Here are some samples of photo review that I've encountered using third party photos:

Sample 1:


Reverse Image search:


Link: https://insideretail.asia/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Puregold-store.jpg


Sample 2:


Reverse Image search:


Link: https://franchisefinderph.com/uploads/franchise/136_main.jpg?v=1618279008


Sample 3:


Reverse Image search:


Link: https://scontent.fmnl4-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/61846791_2200633296916027_8301472880319791104_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=973b4a&_nc_ohc=0SISx6khlQIAX-SVPXg&_nc_ht=scontent.fmnl4-4.fna&oh=c4ac7cfec51f50de78cfd6fdc60d015a&oe=60C62154


Sample 4:


Reverse Image search:


Link: https://pix6.agoda.net/hotelImages/281/281318/281318_15102113120037026193.jpg?s=1024x768


Sample 5:


Reverse Image Search:


Link: https://scontent.fmnl4-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/36064405_2466511926695897_2886282069464317952_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=973b4a&_nc_ohc=eer9nvm4CfMAX-sdPmQ&_nc_ht=scontent.fmnl4-2.fna&oh=e7286b4ee7f025eecbc8f03843b9eaec&oe=60C97A1E

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