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Blimey - Facebook has removed our picture of a baby being breastfed...

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KateMumsnet · 17/12/2014 13:12

Many of you will remember the recent kerfuffle involving a breastfeeding mother being told by Claridge's staff to cover herself (and her baby) up with a napkin. It generated lots of discussion on MN, and we duly posted a link to the thread on our Facebook page, accompanied by this image of a baby being breastfed.

We were more than a bit taken aback to discover this morning that the post has been removed - apparently for failing to follow Facebook's community standards. Find out more over here - and if you think this is as bonkers as we do, do feel free to share!

Blimey - Facebook has removed our picture of a baby being breastfed...
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OliviaRinHerts · 17/12/2014 16:38

Unbelievable. I am sure most people won't be happy until breastfeeding is banned.

Makes me more determined to be as ostentatious as possible about breastfeeding in public - and even more so for longer!

JaneAHersey · 17/12/2014 16:28

FB need to re-think removing this image. They are reinforcing the fact that breasts are only sexual objects. I have seen more explicit sexualised images than the one above posted on FB.

eurochick · 17/12/2014 16:27

Absolutely ridiculous. I'm glad one national newspaper has picked it up already. Maybe we can shame FB into sense....

KatherinaMinola · 17/12/2014 16:26

God yes - I'd forgotten about the videos of beheadings Shock

KatherinaMinola · 17/12/2014 16:26

What a gorgeous picture. They are nuts - they allow spam posts for dating sites that do (IMO) have inappropriate pictures.

chockbic · 17/12/2014 16:26

Did they specify why it's been removed?

KnackeredMerrily · 17/12/2014 16:25

www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24608499

KnackeredMerrily · 17/12/2014 16:25

And Facebook strongly defended the right to post videos of beheadings Confused

Username12345 · 17/12/2014 16:24

YABU to be on FB.

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TheFourthLobster · 17/12/2014 16:20

It's pathetic that FB ban such pictures. I reported a comment the other as a friend said something pleasant about Germany (she is German) and some idiot responded with a picture of Hitler and the comment "Hitler would like that"
FB allows that even though it upset her and others.

ErrolTheDragon · 17/12/2014 16:02

Can you get it somehow linked to your viral meringues?

LoveMyBoots · 17/12/2014 16:01

xalyssx a lady breastfeeding a goat?!

Lorelei353 · 17/12/2014 16:00

Not necessarily relevant but oh my god that is a beautiful picture! Such a cute baby totally at ease and content. Don't know where it came from but it's a heartachingly lovely photo Smile

PoppySausage · 17/12/2014 15:58

I think we should do a mass post a picture of breast feeding so they can't keep up with removing them!

WeThreeKeemasofOrientNaan · 17/12/2014 15:50

Dickheads. Have shared.

MardyBra · 17/12/2014 15:42

Presumably you've got your PR people on this one MNHQ. I think a MN v FB showdown would make a good news story.

xalyssx · 17/12/2014 15:39

I posted a photo of a lady breastfeeding a goat 2 years ago, and that didn't get taken down! But something beautiful and natural, that you could see any day in a reasonable cafe, that most people in the world have experienced, is taken down? Confused Facebook needs to have a clearer policy that they stick to.

Pointlessfan · 17/12/2014 15:22

This makes me so angry when you think about how much on there is actually offensive. Grrr...

momb · 17/12/2014 15:10

There is clearly areola visible there; baby was obviously feeding ostentatiously. Was the offensive feeding being done actually in the London Hotel? Outraged! Ban MN from facebook! ban babies from MN! Confused! Something must need banning surely!!

TarkaTheOtter · 17/12/2014 15:00

I bet this is because they have a "no nipple" policy and don't know the difference between nipple and areola.

HesterShaw · 17/12/2014 14:51

Seriously, FB really do need to sort this out. I can't understand how ANYONE can think that some of the ignorant and horrible stuff you see on FB is less offensive than a photo of a baby feeding from its mother's breast.

SwearySwearyQuiteContrary · 17/12/2014 14:48

Sooooooooooo, some utter sleaze could set up this page and a breastfeeding mum is not ok? (Schoolies week is a "thing" here where kids graduating from high school go away for a week of jolly japes.)

ErrolTheDragon · 17/12/2014 14:20

I'm almost tempted to join FB just to post the picture.

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