{"id":9847,"date":"2023-01-19T05:39:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T05:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=9847"},"modified":"2023-01-19T05:39:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T05:39:23","slug":"facebook-instagram-just-updated-changed-their-policy-to-allow-images-of-bare-breasts-on-the-platforms-but-only-for-trans-non-binary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=9847","title":{"rendered":"Facebook, Instagram Just Updated Changed Their Policy To Allow Images Of Bare Breasts On The Platforms \u2014 But Only For \u2018Trans,\u2019 \u2018Non-Binary\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram are modifying their regulations to allow transgender and non-binary users to post photos and videos featuring their bare breasts, according to an update published on Meta\u2019s advisory board.<\/p>\n<p>The same rules will not apply to biological females. The tech oligarchs will not permit women who identify as female to flash their bare breasts on the social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oversightboard.com\/decision\/BUN-IH313ZHJ\/\">Meta\u2019s Oversight Board ordered<\/a> Facebook and Instagram to rescind a ban on images of men with breasts who identify as transgender and anyone who identifies as \u201cnon-binary,\u201d those who view themselves as neither male nor female.<\/p>\n<p>Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg instituted the Meta Oversight Board in 2018 to act as the company\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/ncjolt.org\/articles\/6436-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court,<\/a>\u201d providing the platform\u2019s governing body the authority to make precedent-setting content moderation decisions and censorship regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Cisgender women, a person who identifies as their biological sex and gender, will not be allowed to post images of their bare breast, the board underscores in the decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe same image of female-presenting nipples would be prohibited if posted by a cisgender woman but permitted if posted by an individual self-identifying as non-binary,\u201d Meta Oversight Board states in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oversightboard.com\/decision\/BUN-IH313ZHJ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">policy<\/a> which was published on its website on Jan. 17.<\/p>\n<p>There will also be\u00a0 \u201cadditional nipple-related exceptions based on contexts of protest, birth-giving, after birth, and breastfeeding which it did not examine here, but also must be assessed,\u201d the board notes.<\/p>\n<p>The updated policy was prompted by <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2015\/07\/07\/freethenipple-uses-male-nipples-to-protest-facebooks-nudity-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complaints<\/a> claiming the ban of images featuring bare breasts on the platforms is discriminatory against gender-fluid users.<\/p>\n<p>Meta\u2019s oversight board notes in its decision that it overturned a ban on a couple that describes themselves as transgender and non-binary.\u00a0 The transgender couple was flagged by users for posting images of themselves topless with their nipples covered. Meta initially banned the image, but the couple appealed the decision and Meta agreed to restore the photos online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe welcome the board\u2019s decision in this case,\u201d a Meta spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/18\/facebook-instagram-told-to-allow-bare-breasts-free-the-nipple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> the New York Post. \u201cWe had reinstated this content prior to the decision, recognizing that it should not have been taken down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are constantly evaluating our policies to help make our platforms safer for everyone,\u201d the rep continued. \u201cWe know more can be done to support the LGBTQ+ community, and that means working with experts and LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations on a range of issues and product improvements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meta\u2019s \u201chuman reviewers\u201d are now tasked with \u201cquickly assess[ing] both a user\u2019s sex, as this policy applies to \u2018female nipples,\u2019 and their gender identity,\u201d the board states in the updated policy.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2023\/01\/facebook-instagram-just-updated-changed-policy-allow-images-bare-breasts-platforms-trans-non-binary\/\">Facebook, Instagram Just Updated Changed Their Policy To Allow Images Of Bare Breasts On The Platforms \u2014 But Only For \u2018Trans,\u2019 \u2018Non-Binary\u2019<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/\">The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram are modifying their regulations to allow transgender and non-binary users to post photos<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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