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| Blogger Courtney Adamo devastated after Instagram temporarily shuts down account for re-posting picture of toddler's stomach | |
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| A London-based blogger was left devastated after Instagram deleted her account because she had shared a picture of her toddler which the site considered “inappropriate”. | A London-based blogger was left devastated after Instagram deleted her account because she had shared a picture of her toddler which the site considered “inappropriate”. |
| Courtney Adamo writes a blog for the online boutique Babyccino Kids. On it, she described her upset after releasing her Instagram account, which has over 40,000 followers, had been shut down. | Courtney Adamo writes a blog for the online boutique Babyccino Kids. On it, she described her upset after releasing her Instagram account, which has over 40,000 followers, had been shut down. |
| The mother-of-four last week posted a picture of her daughter Marlow in yellow wellies holding up her dress and revealing her belly button. The next day, Ms Adamo said she received emails from the social media site telling her they had removed images from her feed which violated the rules. | The mother-of-four last week posted a picture of her daughter Marlow in yellow wellies holding up her dress and revealing her belly button. The next day, Ms Adamo said she received emails from the social media site telling her they had removed images from her feed which violated the rules. |
| After realising the picture of her 18-month-old had been deleted, the 33-year-old re-posted the image, only to discover hours later her account had been disabled. | After realising the picture of her 18-month-old had been deleted, the 33-year-old re-posted the image, only to discover hours later her account had been disabled. |
| She wrote on her blog: “I thought it was such a sweet photo of my baby girl and her gorgeous, round belly (and outie belly button). And I love that her pride is so evident in the photo – such a sweet and innocent shot. | She wrote on her blog: “I thought it was such a sweet photo of my baby girl and her gorgeous, round belly (and outie belly button). And I love that her pride is so evident in the photo – such a sweet and innocent shot. |
| Courtney Adamo with her husband and two of her four children “She is a baby! It is no different than a photo of a baby wearing a nappy, or a little boy in swim trunks, and to entertain the idea that it is even remotely inappropriate is a disgusting thing in itself. | Courtney Adamo with her husband and two of her four children “She is a baby! It is no different than a photo of a baby wearing a nappy, or a little boy in swim trunks, and to entertain the idea that it is even remotely inappropriate is a disgusting thing in itself. |
| "I never, ever, ever would have thought that posting this photo of Marlow would lead to this. Instagram has deleted four years of my family photos and memories: all the photos of our travels, my children’s birthdays [...] All of it gone. I am sick just thinking about it." | "I never, ever, ever would have thought that posting this photo of Marlow would lead to this. Instagram has deleted four years of my family photos and memories: all the photos of our travels, my children’s birthdays [...] All of it gone. I am sick just thinking about it." |
| Her story was quickly shared across the internet and saw the hashtags #BringBackCourtneyBabyccino and #savethebelly spring up rapidly, with calls for her account to be reinstated. | Her story was quickly shared across the internet and saw the hashtags #BringBackCourtneyBabyccino and #savethebelly spring up rapidly, with calls for her account to be reinstated. |
| @instagram NOT COOL! RT : My IG feed was disabled for posting a photo of my baby's belly. #bringbackcourtneybabyccino http://t.co/IZS9L8PCw0 | @instagram NOT COOL! RT : My IG feed was disabled for posting a photo of my baby's belly. #bringbackcourtneybabyccino http://t.co/IZS9L8PCw0 |
| Dear @instagram, please #bringbackcourtneybabyccino's account. http://t.co/c5bZ7r2xPr #instagram | Dear @instagram, please #bringbackcourtneybabyccino's account. http://t.co/c5bZ7r2xPr #instagram |
| This has had me raging all day. Please reinstate @courtneybabyccino @instagram #bringbackcourtneybabyccino http://t.co/H2e5PPAdwz | This has had me raging all day. Please reinstate @courtneybabyccino @instagram #bringbackcourtneybabyccino http://t.co/H2e5PPAdwz |
| Many expressed their anger at the idea that such an innocent picture could be considered in violation of Instagram’s rules or deemed in any way inappropriate. | Many expressed their anger at the idea that such an innocent picture could be considered in violation of Instagram’s rules or deemed in any way inappropriate. |
| The online outrage was followed by the site's decision to reactivate her account, much to Ms Adamo's relief. She said after: “I want to make sure that my experience is educational for others and changes an Instagram policy that is overbearing and imbalanced.” | The online outrage was followed by the site's decision to reactivate her account, much to Ms Adamo's relief. She said after: “I want to make sure that my experience is educational for others and changes an Instagram policy that is overbearing and imbalanced.” |
| A spokesman for Instagram said: “We try hard to find a good balance between allowing people to express themselves creatively and having policies in place to protect young children. | A spokesman for Instagram said: “We try hard to find a good balance between allowing people to express themselves creatively and having policies in place to protect young children. |
| “This is one reason why our guidelines put limitations on nudity, but we recognise that we don’t always get it right. In this case, we made a mistake and have since restored the account.” | “This is one reason why our guidelines put limitations on nudity, but we recognise that we don’t always get it right. In this case, we made a mistake and have since restored the account.” |