CTTO
Credit to the owner
Example
This POTUS meme is so perfect. CTTO
OMG. I'm dead
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On social media, "CTTO" is a way to credit the original owner when sharing content, such as text, an image, or a video. For example, you may post a story about your favorite athlete on X (formerly Twitter) and include "CTTO" to denote that you did not record the story.
CTTO grew in usage on social sites like X and Facebook (and online forums) in the late 2010s and early 2020s as sharing content from artists, influencers, etc., became more commonplace. While it's a nice gesture, CTTO is not the best option for giving the original creators their due credit. In this case, the poster still gets all the praise and credit, and the original creator gets nothing.
It's more helpful when the posters include the name, username, handle, etc., after CTTO, which better passes credit to the creators (especially if the name is a link to the creator's profile page or website). People may also use PCTTO when sharing or creating a post with a picture made by someone else.