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Instagram changes nudity policy after campaign by plus-sized Black model

Instagram changes nudity policy after campaign by plus-sized Black model

RACHEL SAVAGE Instagram will introduce a new nudity policy this week following a campaign by a Black British plus-sized model, who said the removal of images showing her covering her breasts with her arms betrayed "racial biases" in its algorithm. The photo-sharing app said it would now allow pictures of women holding, cupping or wrapping their arms around their breasts - adjusting previous guidelines that led to the removal of some such images on the grounds they were pornographic. "It may take some time to ensure we're correctly enforcing these new updates, but we're committed to getting this right," an…
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Instagram apologises for removing images of Black British model

Instagram apologises for removing images of Black British model

RACHEL SAVAGE INSTAGRAM has apologised to a Black British plus-size model after she said its repeated removal of images showing her covering her breasts with her arms betrayed "racial biases" in its algorithm. https://www.instagram.com/p/CE89AYDAMRy/?utm_source=ig_embed Nyome Nicholas-Williams won the backing of high-profile campaigners including the actress Jameela Jamil and feminist activist Gina Martin for her campaign to have the images of her reinstated. In an open letter to the company posted on her Instagram, @curvynyome on Thursday, she said the images were still being removed from the platform weeks after she received assurances the issue would be resolved. Instagram apologised and said both…
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