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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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MrsCosmopifairylight · 17/12/2014 13:59

Why don't all MNers repost the 'offensive' pic? That'll slow FB up. I can't remember if you can "appeal" against something being deleted or not.
I find it ridiculous that they won't remove 'Britain First' or 'This is England' but will remove babies being fed.

StandByYourTesselators · 17/12/2014 13:51

This image would have to have been reported many times to prompt its removal. Breastfeeding just seems to stir up such irrational disgust and hatred towards women. Sickening that beautiful harmless images such as the one above can cause this latent misogyny to bubble to the surface.

Facebook are fuckweasels.

ScrambledSmegs · 17/12/2014 13:35

Which is exactly what's in the link KateMN just posted Grin

ScrambledSmegs · 17/12/2014 13:33

This is weird. Facebook claim that breastfeeding photos do not violate their policies.

FB policy

So they're not even applying their own rules consistently.

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KateMumsnet · 17/12/2014 13:32

Indeed they do, Soupdragon - but they've recently revised their guidelines on this. All the more confusing - have a look at the page we've made over here if you have a min.

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BillStickersIsInnocent · 17/12/2014 13:29

Wtf.

This just makes me want to delete my Facebook account tbh. The double standards are extraordinary,

LeonardoAcropolis · 17/12/2014 13:27

Wow! I reported Britain First yesterday, that page encourages racial hatred, but they did not think that broke their "community guidelines". Strange standards Confused

hoppus · 17/12/2014 13:25

Facebook have form for this, breastfeeding seems to be the only thing in the world they deem offensive.

ItIsSmallerOnTheOutside · 17/12/2014 13:24

Ffs how many times are Facebook going to do this whilst claiming that they don't?

DoesntLeftoverTurkeySoupDragOn · 17/12/2014 13:16

This is nothing new though, they have been taking down photos of breastfeeding for years.

YonicSleighdriver · 17/12/2014 13:15

Ugh. Bloody FB.

InanimateCarbonRod · 17/12/2014 13:14

Some of the disgusting things I see on Facebook and THIS gets taken down. Utter madness.

LeMooseSeTaitANoel · 17/12/2014 13:13
Shock