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> The Facebook Community Standards language is quite broad, not naming the emojis specifically but referring to “[commonly used] sexual emojis or emoji strings”
by Cenk 7y ago
> The Facebook Community Standards language is quite broad, not naming the emojis specifically but referring to “[commonly used] sexual emojis or emoji strings” as criteria which qualify as “Suggestive Elements.”
> “[Content] will only be removed from Facebook and Instagram if it contains a sexual emoji alongside an implicit or indirect ask for nude imagery, sex or sexual partners, or sex chat conversations”
> “We aren’t taking action on simply the emojis.”
> Nude photos where emojis cover genitalia, butts or female nipples are also now formally not allowed
- GuiA 7y agoThank god nude photos where male nipples cover female nipples are still fine.
- pushpop 7y agoYou’re getting downvoted yet you’re making a very clear point of inequality. Maybe this is where the American (Facebook) and European (myself) cultures differ but here it’s perfectly acceptable for women to be topless in much the same way as how it’s perfectly acceptable for a man to be topless.
- abstractbarista 7y agoIt's truly astounding how uncomfortable many Americans are with breasts in general. I'm an American but I never understood this. Probably because I became skeptical of religion from a pretty young age.
- dmix 7y agoThat's not Europe vs America, that's some parts of Europe vs the rest of the world. Public nudity is very much the exception globally not the rule. But it's interesting what selective stuff people give the US credit.
- pushpop 7y agoIt’s not just Europe though. For example Australia has similar sensibilities too. Maybe a more accurate description might be: countries predominantly atheist verses countries which are not. Regardless of you want to define it, a female nipple is still no more offensive than a male one.
- mieseratte 7y ago> Regardless of you want to define it, a female nipple is still no more offensive than a male one. That's your subjective opinion.
- amanaplanacanal 7y agoAren’t they pretty much the same thing? It’s just the bodies they are attached to are different. I suppose anybody could theoretically be offended by anything.
- pushpop 7y agoI find it crazy that we, as a society, campaign for equality in one breath then invent completely fictional biological differences in the next.
- pushpop 7y agoMaybe; but it’s an educated one. People who see a distinction are operating on outdated and sexist sensibilities rather than tackling the anatomical differences behind the distinction. What if the girl is masculine and is flat chested and has short hair, is that then ok? Or what if a man has gynecomastia, should his nipples then be covered? Literally the only reasons people make a distinction is because they’re taught it’s different; but it isn’t.
- mieseratte 7y ago> Maybe; but it’s an educated one. No, it's your subjective one. Nothing educated about it.
- deftturtle 7y agoIt’s a shame they don’t allow female nipples but allow male nipples. Clear cut sexism, and is there no way to sue them?
- kingnothing 7y agoYou can sue anyone for any reason.
- DoofusOfDeath 7y agoI would guess that the key factor is whether or not a body part is significantly erogenous. AFAIK, many more women than men find their nipples to be a source of sexual arousal. EDIT: I hope people reading my post understand the difference between explaining vs. endorsing another party's reasoning.
- kaffeemitsahne 7y agoThe key factor is the arbitrary sexual moral of the country where FB is headquartered.
- rlt 7y agoI think it's more about the sexual morals of the countries where the majority of users are located. That said, I think it's silly. They're a technology company that should be able to come up with a technical solution. Twitter handles nudity just fine.
- journalctl 7y agoI like having my neck and ears touched. Should we ban those too?
- NeedMoreTea 7y agoMore like the strange puritanism America can show when it comes to sex and relationships, nudity and minor curse words. Shows up in TV, eBay, Facebook and a selection of other ways. Violence on the other hand is usually permissible in near limitless quantity.
- cududa 7y agoIt’s extremely funny to me that the hacker news crows would downvote you so much for this very okay opinion
- wlesieutre 7y agoFor context from a couple of years ago on Instagram: https://fstoppers.com/originals/instagrammers-fight-censorship-photoshopping-male-nipples-nsfw-75678 https://fstoppers.com/originals/instagrammers-fight-censorsh... People were censoring female nipples with male ones since that's apparently more appropriate.
- inetknght 7y ago> > “[Content] will only be removed from Facebook and Instagram if it contains a sexual emoji alongside an implicit or indirect ask for nude imagery, sex or sexual partners, or sex chat conversations” I was worried Facebook's contractors were reading the conversations with my wife! I'm sure glad to know that Facebook is reading them just to make sure an emoji isn't used inappropriately! /s