Do you remove covers from books that you read? Scratch out the name on bottles or cans of drink? Does your car or bicycle or skateboard have a logo on it?

What you are doing is removing an individual artists ability to make a living. They’ll probably have to go work for a corporation that does advertising.

Human to human attribution “made this meal? It’s so delicious!” Isn’t advertising, it’s community. It’s connection. As soon as you put a stakeholder or faceless business entity in the way, it’s an ad.

What you are doing just feels like actively defacing art, and depriving their creators or authors of recognition and credit. Which, to be clear, MOST USERS HERE WANT TO GIVE. You’re also depriving THIS community of its ability to show appreciation.

Sort your shit out and either go to the effort of putting the artist in the post title, link in the sub heading, stop cropping, or stop posting.