Instagram apologizes for removing photo of boy with facial deformity

User reported photo of Harry Beswick, 12, who has no left eye, to app's content moderators, prompting outrage

Instagram has apologized for taking down a photo of a boy with a facial deformity after another user reported it to the app's content moderation team.

Twelve-year-old Harry Beswick was born with Goldenhar syndrome, which means he has no left eye, eye socket, nostril or left ear. His mother, Charlie, runs a parenting blog and Instagram account where she posts about parenting Harry and his twin brother Oliver.