Birth photographer banned by Facebook: "Life is not against community standards"
by Melissa Willets posted in Pregnancy
Over the years, I've shared a dozen posts about birth photographer Monet Moutrie's amazing work, featuring awe-filled moments mothers welcome their babies into the world.
From images that depict the raw beauty of the umbilical cord, to photos of women experiencing contractions that make you feel their pain, this Colorado-based birth photographer never fails to stun.
For this past Mother's Day, Moutrie created an emotional and beautiful video that celebrates birth, a phenomenon only moms can accomplish, for Birth Becomes Her. In the three-and-a-half minute montage, we see mothers working hard to birth their babies, and then reveling in the sheer joy of holding them for the first time.
Months after the video went viral, Moutrie was inexplicably banned by Facebook. As she writes in a post about what she sees as an unfair decision, "Life is not against community standards." Here is what Facebook says about their community standards with regards to adult nudity and sexual activity:
"People sometimes share content containing nudity for reasons like awareness campaigns or artistic projects. We restrict the display of nudity and sexual activity because some audiences within our global community may be sensitive to this type of content - particularly because of their cultural background or age. In order to treat people fairly and respond to reports quickly, it is essential that we have policies in place that our global teams c...
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