A photographer mum had photos of her daughter removed from her account, after Facebook accused her of breaching their nudity clauses.
Jill White, a photographer and mum from North Carolina, posted a picture to suncream brand Coppertone’s Facebook page, of a recreation of a famous advert from the 1950s.
The original Coppertone ad from 1953 – Image via AdHistory
The ad featured a dog pulling on the swimming togs of a young girl and showing her tan lines.
Ms. White recreated the snap of her daughter and a friend playing on the beach, capturing the moment the child’s friend pulled at her daughter’s shorts. It was only after the photographer shared the snap did she realise that her account was frozen by the social network.
Disagreeing that the image “fit the criteria of nudity or pornography”, the two year old’s mum ignored Facebook’s request to change the settings on her account or take down the photo. White ended up being banned from the social media site for 24 hours.
After being allowed access to her account again, the photographer uploaded the image – this time hiding her daughter’s bottom with an emoji sticker.
She shared a status, posting:
The photographer has hit back at Facebook’s request for her to change her privacy settings for the previous post, writing:
‘It is hard being a photographer to change your privacy settings to FRIENDS ONLY so I have to be a PUBLIC person. I am not ashamed in anyway of WHO I AM or what I do. I will continue to post and be the person I know I am. I will not let anyone get the best of me and I will always fight for what I believe in.’
Facebook responded to the decision to block the original image and defended their guidelines saying:
‘It is hard. With over 1 billion people using Facebook we have to put in place a set of universal guidelines that respect the views of a wide range of people. These policies are designed to ensure Facebook remains a safe, secure and trusted environment for everyone on Facebook.’
The controversy comes following a recent debate over a woman whose Instagram account was shut down after she posted a photo of her daughter exposing her tummy.
Images via Jill White – Facebook
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