People have been fighting for #FreeTheNipple on Instagram and Facebook. YearNow Meta’s oversight board, a group of academics, lawyers and rights experts, recommends that the company update its adult nudity rules to “respect international human rights standards.”
In a January 17 statement, the board recommended a review of Meta’s Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity Community Standards, calling for the company to provide “clear, objective and rights-respecting standards” for its policies in this area. recommended. Gender or Gender Basis”. The decision was made after the board reviewed two of his posts from accounts of nonbinary and transgender American couples.
A post shared in 2021 and a post shared in 2022 showed a couple topless and with their nipples covered. The caption included a discussion of transgender medical care and gender reassignment surgery. These posts were flagged by users and later removed for violating the “Sexually Promoting Community Standards”.
After the couple appealed, Instagram restored the post, and after an investigation, the board reversed Mehta’s original decision, saying both cases “highlight the fundamental problems with Mehta’s policies.” .
The Oversight Board operates independently of Meta, but is funded by the company and advises on content moderation. The group’s statement said, “The restrictions and exceptions to the rules regarding female nipples are extensive and confusing,” and even more so when it comes to transgender and nonbinary people. Examples cited include breast cancer awareness, top surgery. , including posts about births and protests.
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“…the board finds Meta’s policy on adult nudity to be a greater barrier to the representation of women, transgender and gender non-binary people on its platform,” posted read.
Instagram and Facebook’s rules have seemed arbitrary over the years. Some examples had exceptions and others were less hardened. Female nudity has always been more heavily censored on platforms.
In 2020, Instagram changed its nudity policy following backlash over its censorship of plus-sized black women on the platform. After a widespread campaign by activist Nyome Nicholas-Williams, policy changes now allow breast-hugging, cupping, and cuddling to appear in posts. Facebook updated its nudity policy to allow for “health-related nudity” to allow for nuances.
This new guidance could mean that a ban on nipples and bare breasts could soon be a thing of the past.
