Instagram bans pictures to post having Menstruation!
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My body is gross. It’s offensive. That’s the message conveyed by Instagram this week, who twice removed a self-portrait of the artist Rupi Kaur, lying in her bed. The image in question contains no nudity, no drug paraphernalia or messages of hate. It’s a woman’s body, and the suggestion of a bodily function that 50 per cent of the world's population will have up to 600 times in each of their lives: a period.
But for some reason, after it was reported by users it was removed from Instagram. After an outcry online, they later reinstated the photo and apologised. However, in having the two photos removed in the first place, Rupi got the exact reaction she was hoping to expose. Suddenly, everyone was talking about how images are regulated online.
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