Facebook-owned Instagram has issued an apology for removing a poster for Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar’s upcoming movie Parallel Mothers, which opens Venice this year, from its platform.The poster (see in full below) prominently features a lactating nipple.
Instagram had taken down the image saying it broke its “rules against nudity”. However, the decision was subsequently reversed and the posters were restored to Instagram.“We do, however, make exceptions to allow nudity in certain circumstances, which includes when there’s clear artistic context.
We’ve therefore restored posts sharing the Almodóvar movie poster to Instagram, and we’re really sorry for any confusion caused,” the company said in a statement to the Associated Press.The
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