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Breastfeeding mothers have launched an online protest against Facebook after images of them suckling their babies were removed from their profiles without warning.
More than 80,000 people have joined the Facebook petition group "Hey Facebook, Breast-feeding is not Obscene" after hun
Breastfeeding mothers have launched an online protest against Facebook after images of them suckling their babies were removed from their profiles without warning.
More than 80,000 people have joined the Facebook petition group "Hey Facebook, Breast-feeding is not Obscene" after hundreds of women were warned they could be barred from the site if photos showed too much of the mother's breast, The Times has reported.
One mother, Heather Farley, of Utah, became one of the protest organisers after two photos of her nursing her six-month-old daughter were removed.
"Where I live, I can breast-feed in public or private, and there are laws that say it's not obscene or lewd or indecent. If I can do it in public, why can't I do it on Facebook?" she said.
A Facebook spokesperson claimed that some photos were indecent and had to be removed to "ensure the site remains safe and secure for all users".
"Photos containing a fully exposed breast — as defined by showing the nipple or areola — do violate those terms on obscene, pornographic or sexually explicit material and may be removed," Barry Schnitt was quoted as saying in a statement.
But Mr Schnitt also said most breast-feeding follow the site's terms of use and the photos removed were mostly photos other users had complained about.
"We agree that breast-feeding is natural and beautiful and we're very glad to know that it is so important to some mothers to share this experience with others on Facebook," he said.dreds of women were warned they could be barred from the site if photos showed too much of the mother's breast, The Times has reported.
One mother, Heather Farley, of Utah, became one of the protest organisers after two photos of her nursing her six-month-old daughter were removed.
"Where I live, I can breast-feed in public or private, and there are laws that say it's not obscene or lewd or indecent. If I can do it in public, why can't I do it on Facebook?" she said.
A Facebook spokesperson claimed that some photos were indecent and had to be removed to "ensure the site remains safe and secure for all users".
"Photos containing a fully exposed breast — as defined by showing the nipple or areola — do violate those terms on obscene, pornographic or sexually explicit material and may be removed," Barry Schnitt was quoted as saying in a statement.
But Mr Schnitt also said most breast-feeding follow the site's terms of use and the photos removed were mostly photos other users had complained about.
"We agree that breast-feeding is natural and beautiful and we're very glad to know that it is so important to some mothers to share this experience with others on Facebook," he said.
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