Instagram has reinstated the account of a Toronto mother who posted a photo of herself breastfeeding on the social networking site.
Heather Bays, a maternity photographer, said her account was shut down on Mother鈥檚 Day after she posted a photograph of herself breastfeeding her 20-month-old daughter 鈥� something she said left her 鈥渉eartbroken.鈥�
But while Bays鈥� account has been reactivated, any photos that contain nudity were left off the site.
鈥淏reastfeeding photos are allowed on Instagram, although those that also contain nudity are not,鈥� a spokesperson told CTV News in an email statement on Tuesday. 鈥淎ccounts may be temporarily disabled by our automated systems, but are quickly restored upon further review.鈥�
Bays said she received a number of complaints from Instagram users after posting the photo, as well as emails from Instagram saying the photo had been flagged as being inappropriate.
But fellow public-breastfeeding advocates came to Bays鈥� defense, supporting the mother on social media using the hashtag #SaveHeatherbays.
"I posted it because my daughter is 20-months-old, so she's weaning right now," she said. "These days are very sentimental."
