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|description_of_incident=The image was removed from Instagram in conflict with its own policies permitting artistic nudity (with the notable exception of photography). A Facebook-owned service was responsible for censoring the posts. | |description_of_incident=The image was removed from Instagram in conflict with its own policies permitting artistic nudity (with the notable exception of photography). A Facebook-owned service was responsible for censoring the posts. | ||
|description_of_result=Instagram reversed its decision and allowed the poster to be displayed on its platform. To the press, the company stated that they “make exceptions to allow nudity in certain circumstances, which includes when there’s clear artistic context. We’ve therefore restored posts sharing the Almodóvar movie poster to Instagram, and we’re really sorry for any confusion caused.” | |description_of_result=Instagram reversed its decision and allowed the poster to be displayed on its platform. To the press, the company stated that they “make exceptions to allow nudity in certain circumstances, which includes when there’s clear artistic context. We’ve therefore restored posts sharing the Almodóvar movie poster to Instagram, and we’re really sorry for any confusion caused.” | ||
Although Instagram's final decision acknowledged the need for a kind of exception for posts that have "clear artistic context," the company notably seems to only apply to well-known work (such as Almodóvar's), as many artists who post works with with photographic / lens-based nude images continue to be suppressed on the platform. | |||
The artists behind ''Madres Paralelas'' (Parallel Mothers) believe the original error Instagram committed in censoring their work should have never been made, and is reflective of fundamental flaws with the platform's technology, irrespective of their ultimate reversal. | |||
“This is probably the first image I saw when I was born,” Jaén remarked. “A company like Instagram tells me my work is dangerous, that people shouldn’t see it, that it’s pornographic. How many people are they telling that their body is bad, that their body is dangerous? They say their technology can’t differentiate the context. I don’t care. Change your technology then.” | “This is probably the first image I saw when I was born,” Jaén remarked. “A company like Instagram tells me my work is dangerous, that people shouldn’t see it, that it’s pornographic. How many people are they telling that their body is bad, that their body is dangerous? They say their technology can’t differentiate the context. I don’t care. Change your technology then.” | ||