Free the nipple: Facebook and Instagram told to overhaul ban on bare breasts

Meta's advisory board says policy impedes right to expression for women and trans and nonbinary people

Facebook and Instagram's parent company could soon free the nipple. More than a decade after breastfeeding mothers first held a nurse-in" at Facebook's headquarters to protest against its ban on breasts, Meta's oversight board has called for an overhaul to the company's rules banning bare-chested images of women - but not men.

In a decision dated 17 January, the oversight board - a group of academics, politicians, and journalists who advise the company on its content-moderation policies - recommended that Meta change its adult nudity and sexual activity community standard so that it is governed by clear criteria that respect international human rights standards".