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‘Double standards’: Instagram removes Erin O’Connor’s pregnancy photos again

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 964 words · By Donna Ferguson
Social media content moderation Body positivity and feminism
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The model Erin O’Connor has spoken out about the need for social media platforms to apply “clearer, more context-sensitive guidelines” after Instagram repeatedly removed two nude photographs she had posted on Mother’s Day, celebrating her heavily pregnant…

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What happened

The model Erin O’Connor has spoken out about the need for social media platforms to apply “clearer, more context-sensitive guidelines” after Instagram repeatedly removed two nude photographs she had posted on Mother’s Day, celebrating her heavily pregnant…

Why it matters

The photos – which were removed, reinstated and then removed again by the platform – were taken in 2014 when O’Connor, who is 48, was eight and half months’ pregnant with her son Albert.

Common ground

In one portrait, the model, who has worked for Dior, Versace, Alexander McQueen and Chanel, touches her baby bump with an expression of maternal bliss on her face.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The photos were taken in 2014 when O’Connor was eight and a half months pregnant with her son Albert.”
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Wikipedia entries for Albert Finney, Caroline O’Connor, and Sinéad O’Connor are unrelated to Erin O’Connor’s photos or pregnancy details. No relevant evidence found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Albert Finney (9 May 1936 – 7 February 2019) was an English actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in the theatre before attaining fame for film acting during the early 1960s,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Caroline Ann O'Connor is an Anglo-Australian singer, dancer, and actress. For her theatre work she has won three Helpmann Awards: Best Female Actor in a Play for Edith Piaf in Piaf in 2001; in the sa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_O'Connor_(actress)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sinéad O'Connor, also known as Shuhada' Sadaqat (born and performing as Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor; shin-AYD, Irish: [ˈʃɪnʲed̪ˠ]; 8 December 1966 – 26 July 2023) was an Irish singer, musician …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinéad_O'Connor
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Claim 2: “The photos were taken by photographer Nick Knight.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm the photographer of Erin O’Connor’s photos.
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Claim 3: “Karl Lagerfeld once described Erin O’Connor as 'one of the best models in the world'.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm Karl Lagerfeld’s remarks about Erin O’Connor.
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Claim 4: “Instagram repeatedly removed two nude photographs posted by Erin O’Connor on Mother’s Day.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to support the claim about Instagram removing Erin O’Connor’s photos on Mother’s Day.
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Claim 5: “Meta restored the post after complaints from the Sunday Times and the Guardian.”
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Wikipedia entries for Meta Platforms, Meta Ramsay, and Stewart Lee do not mention the Sunday Times, Guardian, or any restoration of posts related to Erin O’Connor.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Meta Platforms, Inc. (doing business as Meta) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Meta owns and operates several prominent social media platforms a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Margaret Mildred "Meta" Ramsay, Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale (born 12 July 1936) is a Labour Party member of the House of Lords.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stewart Graham Lee (born 5 April 1968) is an English comedian. His stand-up routine is characterised by repetition, internal reference, and deadpan delivery. Lee began his career in 1989 and formed th…
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Claim 6: “O’Connor previously posted similar photos on Instagram in 2023, which received 2,500 likes and remained active.”
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Wikipedia entries for Celeste O’Connor, Renee O’Connor, andﮭ Ruairi O’Connor are unrelated to Erin O’Connor’s 2023 Instagram activity. No relevant evidence found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Celeste O'Connor (born December 2, 1998) is an American actor. They played Paloma Davis in the Amazon original film Selah and the Spades.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Evelyn Renee O'Connor (born February 15, 1971) is an American actress, producer, and director, known for the role of Gabrielle on the television series Xena: Warrior Princess.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ruairí O'Connor (born 9 July 1991) is an Irish actor. On television, he is known for his role as Henry Tudor, the future Henry VIII, in the Starz series The Spanish Princess (2019–2020). His films inc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruairi_O'Connor
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Claim 7: “Erin O’Connor celebrated her 30th year in the modeling industry and is undergoing perimenopause.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to support claims about Erin O’Connor’s modeling career milestones or perimenopause.
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Claim 8: “Meta’s policy removes 'sexual imagery' to prevent non-consensual or underage content.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm Meta’s specific policy on removing sexual imagery in this context.
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Claim 9: “The post was flagged as 'sensitive' and removed again after being restored.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to support the claim about the post being flagged as 'sensitive' after restoration.
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