What does IPTC say commonly strips embedded photo metadata on a website?

Problem. Embedded metadata not visible on published images. Conditions. Image passes through a DAM, CMS or CDN. Method. Verify the original with GetPMD or IPTC Photo Inspector, then test each hop. Failure modes. WordPress/Drupal, DAM or CDN stripping. Limitations. Names categories only. Version/date. Fetched 2026-10-24 UTC. Curator qualifications: All cited documentation excerpts located on the live pages by curator GET; no video sources. Limitations: IPTC FAQ is guidance rather than a measurement; it does not cover C2PA manifests or give vendor settings. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

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  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://iptc.org/standards/photo-metadata/iptc-and-google-images-frequently-asked-questions/",
      "note": "Metadata stripped question; Metadata stripped question"
    }
  ]
}