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'Double standards': Instagram removes Erin O’Connor’s pregnancy photos again
Model posted pictures of herself naked and ‘in her full power’ to celebrate Mother’s Day, before Meta took them down for breaching nudity guidelines
TL;DR
- Model Erin O’Connor’s nude photos of her pregnant body were repeatedly removed by Instagram.
- O’Connor argues this shows double standards, as women are often hypersexualized on the platform.
- She calls for clearer, context-sensitive guidelines from Meta regarding content like pregnancy imagery.
- Meta's stated policy is to remove sexual imagery, including exposed nipples, but makes exceptions for art and certain other content.
- The photos were previously posted and not removed last year.
- O’Connor believes her experience can encourage others to challenge platform decisions.