diff --git a/instaloader/instaloader.py b/instaloader/instaloader.py
index e665100..589d2c0 100644
--- a/instaloader/instaloader.py
+++ b/instaloader/instaloader.py
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ class Instaloader:
                  download_pictures=True,
                  download_videos: bool = True,
                  download_video_thumbnails: bool = True,
-                 download_geotags: bool = True,
-                 download_comments: bool = True,
+                 download_geotags: bool = False,
+                 download_comments: bool = False,
                  save_metadata: bool = True,
                  compress_json: bool = True,
                  post_metadata_txt_pattern: str = None,