Surprise, Facebook and Instagram Aren't So Keen on Vaginas

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Facebook and Instagram have a long history of being uncomfortable with women’s bodies: finding examples of censorship via convoluted interpretations of community standards isn’t hard. So it should come as no surprise that the platforms’ tendency to remove posts involving female nudity has evolved to include advertisers. Both Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram block ads from brands that specialize in vaginal health and grooming, according to a new article from Women’s Wear Daily. These brands include Queen V’s pH-balanced wipes and vaginal deodorizers, VSpot Medi Spa’s vaginal steaming services, Billie’s razors, Dame’s lubricants and body positioning pillows.

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from Women’s Wear Daily. These brands include Queen V’s pH-balanced wipes and vaginal deodorizers, VSpot Medi Spa’s vaginal steaming services, Billie’s razors, Dame’s lubricants and body positioning pillows..Most of the brands aren’t even sure how or why their ads were removed by Facebook, which speaks to the opaqueness of the company’s. “We weren’t able to figure out why [our ad was removed,]” Queen V founder Lauren Steinberg told WWD.

WWD reports that bots are responsible for flagging ads deemed inappropriate. That decision could be reversed by a human employee, but only after it has already been disapproved. What a system. Now, these brands could remove the word “vagina” from their ads and work directly with Facebook and Instagram before moving forward with their campaigns, but even that compromise might not work. The cofounder and chief executive officer of Dame, Alexandra Fine, told WWD she worked directly with Facebook “to make landing pages about [Dame’s] lubricant and body positioning pillow, products that aren’t vibrators that are adjacent.

 

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