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Oswestry mum's breastfeeding photo deleted by Facebook | Oswestry mum's breastfeeding photo deleted by Facebook |
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A photograph of a mother breastfeeding her premature baby has gone viral after it was deleted by Facebook. | A photograph of a mother breastfeeding her premature baby has gone viral after it was deleted by Facebook. |
Emma Bond's picture of her feeding newborn Carene was removed after complaints it contained nudity. | Emma Bond's picture of her feeding newborn Carene was removed after complaints it contained nudity. |
Ms Bond later uploaded it to a pro-breastfeeding group - where it attracted 166,000 "likes" - but users who then shared it to Facebook found their links were deleted. | Ms Bond later uploaded it to a pro-breastfeeding group - where it attracted 166,000 "likes" - but users who then shared it to Facebook found their links were deleted. |
Facebook said the photo was removed in error but had now been put back up. | Facebook said the photo was removed in error but had now been put back up. |
'Out of order' | 'Out of order' |
"It's something very natural, very special, and something that should be promoted," Ms Bond, from Oswestry, Shropshire said. | "It's something very natural, very special, and something that should be promoted," Ms Bond, from Oswestry, Shropshire said. |
She said she received "hundreds" of encouraging messages from supporters around the world. | She said she received "hundreds" of encouraging messages from supporters around the world. |
"It was out of order for [Facebook] to remove it but at least it's had a positive impact," she added. | "It was out of order for [Facebook] to remove it but at least it's had a positive impact," she added. |
Sarah Crown, editor of parenting website Mumsnet, said she was "not surprised" someone had complained about the original post. | Sarah Crown, editor of parenting website Mumsnet, said she was "not surprised" someone had complained about the original post. |
"We have a problem with photos of women breastfeeding on Facebook because they involve breasts," she said. | "We have a problem with photos of women breastfeeding on Facebook because they involve breasts," she said. |
Ms Crown likened it to posting a photo of any other "incredibly personal, intensely intimate moment", such as a baby sleeping. | Ms Crown likened it to posting a photo of any other "incredibly personal, intensely intimate moment", such as a baby sleeping. |
A spokeswoman for Facebook said breastfeeding photos have never been against the firm's Community Standards, but nipples had to be covered or concealed. | A spokeswoman for Facebook said breastfeeding photos have never been against the firm's Community Standards, but nipples had to be covered or concealed. |
However, that policy was updated earlier this year with context given more consideration and photos that show a nursing mothers' breasts are allowed even if it they are fully exposed, as are mastectomy photos showing a fully exposed breast. |
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