Instagram drew attention to itself this weekend for banning an account that published user-submitted pictures of everyday objects that merely resembled penises. The account, called @thatlookslikeadick, was inspired by a widely-circulated picture of the Curiosity rover's tire-tracks that looked like a phallus (below). After being taken down this weekend, however, the account has been restored. An Instagram spokesperson informs us that the account was restored after it reviewed the account and determined that it did not violate the service's policies.
The service's terms of use allow it to remove "violent, nude, partially nude, discriminatory, unlawful, infringing, hateful, pornographic or sexually suggestive photos," but it was fairly...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/29/4283954/instagram-reverses-ban-on-thingsthatlooklikeadick-account
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