Facebook has faced criticism recently over its privacy settings and the sharing of private information without permission. Now, it has censored a woman for breastfeeding.
Christie Kemp runs a Facebook group dedicated to breastfeeding, called Breastfeeding Mama Talk, which has over 4,000 members, and believes her efforts through the group help other moms bond with their children.
The group had pictures of woman breastfeeding their children, and Facebook took the group down, flagging the photographs as inappropriate.
"It's not right," she told Fox 40. "I'm trying to do good for mothers and I'm getting kicked off for posting pictures of the most beautiful act a mother can do for their kid."
Breastfeeding photographs are a violation of their policy, according to Facebook. The policy forbids pornographic material and sexually explicit content.
"Facebook has a strict policy against the sharing of pornographic content and any explicitly sexual content,"the policy reads. "We also impose limitations on the display of nudity. We aspire to protect people's right to share content of personal importance, whether those are photos of a sculpture like Michelangelo's David or family photos of a child breastfeeding."
Kent and thousands of other mothers, including many celebrities, strongly argue that breastfeeding is neither of those things.
Celebrity dads are also open about breastfeeding. Dax Shephard tweeted about his fiancé, actress Kristen Bell, breastfeeding their infant daughter last week.
Facebook has since put the group back up and said the temporary shutdown was the result of an "error."
Kemp responded to having the group back up and running by posting another photograph of a mom nursing her baby. Facebook then blocked Kemp again and removed the photograph.
After a similar incident last year, Facebook released a statement.
"We agree that breastfeeding is natural and we are very glad to know that it is important for mothers, including the many mothers who work at Facebook, to share their experience with others on the site," Facebook wrote. "The vast majority of breastfeeding photos are compliant with our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities and Facebook takes no action on such content.
"However, photos which contain a fully exposed breast do violate out terms and may be removed if they are reported to us."
Facebook has since reinstated Kemp and issued her an apology.
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