About 100 people have stripped naked in front of Facebook's New York headquarters as part of a protest against what they view as censorship regarding Facebook and Instagram's policies around artistic nudity.
CNN reports the demonstrators lay naked on the road, each with large images of male nipples covering their private parts.
The protest ‑‑ called #wethenipple ‑‑ was organized and photographed by internationally‑renowned American artist Spencer Tunick and the National Coalition Against Censorship.
#repost @hilarykin
— Elle Chase, ACS (@TheElleChase) June 2, 2019
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Repost from @spencertunick using @RepostRegramApp - #WeTheNipple Art Action in front of @Facebook and @Instagram offices this Morning. #StopCensorship These are all male nipple stickers covering female presenting nipples and ma… https://t.co/buf5GNi895 pic.twitter.com/Up1QxJA4yy
Proud to have taken part in Spencer Tunick’s #wethenipple protest against censorship & misogyny early this morning. Social media must remedy their rules. They suppress art & freedom & beauty. pic.twitter.com/xO8ULxVN60
— Ullie Emigh (@ullieemigh) June 2, 2019
Facebook says it restricts "the display of nudity or sexual activity because some people in our community may be sensitive to this type of content."
CNN
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