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|ongoing=yes
|ongoing=no
|year=2019
|year=2014
|region=Europe
|region=North America
|artist=Bohemian Taboo Stories,
|artist=Chelsea Handler
|subject=Explicit Sexuality, Nudity
|subject=Nudity
|confronting_bodies=Facebook
|confronting_bodies=Instagram
|medium=Internet, Literature, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography
|medium=Internet, Photography, Public Speech
|date_of_action=May 2019
|date_of_action=October 30, 2014
|location=Prague, Czech Republic
|description_of_content=In a photo she uploaded to her Instagram page, comedian Chelsea Handler is photographed on a horse topless, with full exposure of her breasts, wearing only her jeans and a helmet. She posted this photo alongside a similar photograph of Russian president Vladimir Putin in which he is horseback and topless as well. The photograph was captioned "anything a man can do, a woman has the right to do better. #kremlin".
|description_of_content='''Book Bohemian Taboo Stories - About People Who Do Something Sexy''' is a book aiming to contribute to destigmatisation of taboo eroticism or human sexuality as well as to discourse on true moral values in a society where eroticism and sex usually appear as another issue, instead of dealing with the true problems. The book is a collection of twenty interesting stories of people who found the courage to get to know themselves as well as their bodies and their true erotic needs and, in their profession or leisure time, chose a direction which eroticism and sex is, in one way or another, reflected, whether directly.
|description_of_incident=The photo was removed almost immediately from the social media site, but left Handler's Instagram account in tact. Instagram claims the photo posted by Handler was in violation of their community guidelines which state "accounts found sharing nudity or mature content will be disabled".
 
|description_of_result=Following the deletion of her post, Handler posted a follow up photo of her violation notification from Instagram. The screenshot was captioned "If a man posts a photo of his nipples, its okay, but not a woman? Are we in 1825?". She later re-posted the initial photo of her on horseback that was taken down with the caption, "If Instagram takes this down you are saying that Vladimir Putin had more first amendment rights than me". That post was then shortly deleted by Instagram.
To be found in the Bohemian Taboo Stories book, are stories of people from the most varied spheres. From '''scientists working for the Laboratory of evolution sexology and psychopathology within the National Institute of Mental Health, historians, actors, artists, performers, writers, psychologists, photographers, sexual assistants to organisers of fetish events''' and many other.
|image=Handler.jpg
 
It is also accompanied with '''illustrations''' and '''photographs''' and, in respect of content as well as graphic design. At the same time, the publishing of the book expected to be accompanied by discussions and pop-up exhibitions.
 
The aim of the Bohemian Taboo company is to '''open discussions''' about those topics, '''teach public''' about erotic art, '''help to create better education programme''' and '''help individuals''' who are feeling frustrated by society.
|description_of_incident=After publishing illustrations and photographs from the book during our crowdfunding campaign for the issuing the book, some of the posts were banned and deleted. Then the Facebook page made invisible for public. After sending request for the review and discussion with some Facebook content admin, when we sent explanation about the book, the social, art and education meaning of the book and our posts, the content admin promised to review our request, the page has been deleted instead. We'v lost contact with all fans and all crowdfunding contributors. Then we had to create new Facebook page.
|description_of_result=Several free and paid posts bans, Facebook page deleted finally.
|image=Smazani stranky.png
|source=https://www.facebook.com/bohemiantaboo, https://www.bohemiantaboo.com, https://www.facebook.com/bohemiantaboostories, https://www.instagram.com/bohemian_taboo
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Featured Case


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Artist: Chelsea Handler

Year: 2014

Date of Action: October 30, 2014

Region: North America


Subject: Nudity

Medium: Internet, Photography, Public Speech

Confronting Bodies: Instagram

Description of Artwork: In a photo she uploaded to her Instagram page, comedian Chelsea Handler is photographed on a horse topless, with full exposure of her breasts, wearing only her jeans and a helmet. She posted this photo alongside a similar photograph of Russian president Vladimir Putin in which he is horseback and topless as well. The photograph was captioned "anything a man can do, a woman has the right to do better. #kremlin".

The Incident: The photo was removed almost immediately from the social media site, but left Handler's Instagram account in tact. Instagram claims the photo posted by Handler was in violation of their community guidelines which state "accounts found sharing nudity or mature content will be disabled".

Results of Incident: Following the deletion of her post, Handler posted a follow up photo of her violation notification from Instagram. The screenshot was captioned "If a man posts a photo of his nipples, its okay, but not a woman? Are we in 1825?". She later re-posted the initial photo of her on horseback that was taken down with the caption, "If Instagram takes this down you are saying that Vladimir Putin had more first amendment rights than me". That post was then shortly deleted by Instagram.

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