Meta’s advisory board says policy impedes right to expression for women and trans and nonbinary people
Facebook and Instagram’s parent company could soon free the nipple. More than a decade after breastfeeding mothers first held a “nurse-in” at Facebook’s headquarters to protest its ban on breasts, Meta’s Oversight Board has called for an overhaul to the company’s rules banning bare-chested images of women – but not men.
In a decision dated 17 January, the Oversight Board – a group of academics, politicians, and journalists who advise the company on its content-moderation policies – recommended that Meta change its adult nudity and sexual activity community standard “so that it is governed by clear criteria that respect international human rights standards”.
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Originally posted in the guardian.
