Instagram’s community guidelines explain that images of post-mastectomy scarring and women actively breastfeeding are allowed. Nudity in photos of paintings and sculptures is also allowed.
The guidelines state: “We know that there are times when people might want to share nude images that are artistic or creative in nature, but for a variety of reasons, we don’t allow nudity on Instagram. This includes photos, videos, and some digitally-created content that show sexual intercourse, genitals, and close-ups of fully-nude buttocks. It also includes some photos of female nipples, but photos of post-mastectomy scarring and women actively breastfeeding are allowed. Nudity in photos of paintings and sculptures is OK, too.”
Despite this there have been reports of the company removing images of breastfeeding women and US Vogue’s creative director Grace Coddington was temporarily banned from Instagram after posting a topless line-drawn cartoon of herself on the app.
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