Art
Is the “Free the Nipple” Movement Too White?
Online representations of the activists lean White and thin, creating an image problem for the movement.
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Opinion
Will Meta Finally Lift Its Female Nipple Ban?
An oversight board made recommendations against the company’s restrictive female nudity policies. Will Instagram comply?
News
Does a New Adidas Ad Co-Opt the Body Positivity Movement?
A campaign for the company’s sports bras featuring rows of bare breasts is causing a stir on Twitter.
Opinion
Free the Nipple: A History of a Hidden Movement
While court cases have helped to shape this movement from the 1930s until today, the social-media landscape has generally remained deaf to calls for change.
News
Instagram Censored a Pedro Almodóvar Film Poster (and Then Apologized)
Instagram temporarily took down the image showing a lactating nipple.
Opinion
A Woman’s Work is Never Done (Or, Too Often, Is Done and Attributed to a Man)
After Spencer Tunick staged an action outside of Facebook's NYC headquarters to protest social media censorship, many pointed out its similarity to the work of feminist artist Micol Hebron.
Guide
Your Concise Guide to Social Media's Female Nipple Policies
What is it about women's bare nipples that gets social media platforms so riled up? In the past months countless images have been removed from Instagram and Facebook because of their inclusion of female nipples while shirtless men and graphic violence remain uncensored.