Nipples yes or no? What about the genitals? Nudity is a minefield for social networking field, and Instagram is approaching it marches and counter-marches.
After multiple encounters with its users, the company has developed guidelines that seek to give a less confused idea . what can be displayed on this platform and themes that can illustrate
Instagram had publicly defended their rules about nudity in 2014, after a barrage of criticism for removing photos of women with breasts exposed .
And a few days ago, a photographic work of Pakistani artist Rupi Kaur who addressed a very common in the life of a woman menstruation -the time was also vetoed by the company.
Instagram later admitted to BBC that had made a mistake and corrected the decision allowing the artist put the content. But the controversy was already on, and trying to prevent such situations from recurring, the company has announced new guidelines on the type of nude allow its users post .
up What banned
The revision of the guidelines prohibits the following:
Nude
Images explicit sex or genital
Closeups of completely naked buttocks
Some pictures from the nipples of women (although it is unclear which)
Offer sexual services or any type of pornography
up I allowed
Women breastfeeding
Nudes paintings or sculptures
Images of female breasts after mastectomies
up a place of expression and inspiration
According to Instagram, but no new details, the spirit of the rules remains when this application was launched in 2010.
“We are not changing our policies. We have added details on questions we have addressed again and again, and topics where users need more information, “he told The Washington Post Nicky Jackson Colaco, director of public policy Instagram .
Those who violate these rules are warned that their accounts will be disabled. Jackson also said that the changes do not follow a particular incident, but the assessment for a year have made the record confusion and complaints submitted by users.
The changes also cover other issues, which include specific messages that promote or condone terrorism, to establish serious threat of harm to public safety bans or private, and any type of abuse .
“will remove content on credible threats or hostile language material that focuses on a person to search degrading or embarrassing information representing extortion or harassment, and forwarding of unwanted messages “ reads a part of company policy.
” We want to remain a genuine Instagram safe place for inspiration and expression of its 300 million users, “says the organization
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