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" Picture: Getty Images It all began with Rihanna\u2019s nipples.  On April 30, the prolific Instagrammer found herself in hot water with the Insta-police when she shared a picture of her latest magazine cover for French adult magazine Lui. The 26-year-old singer, known for her risqu\u00E9 image, received a slapped wrist for exposing her nipples in the image, and was asked to take it down. Seemingly tired of Instagram\u2019s constant sanctions, she decided to quit instead.\u00A0 \u00A0 She\u2019s not the only one getting caught out by Instagram\u2019s strict no-nipple policy. Earlier this year model Anja Rubik stood up for herself by responding to her own Insta-ban by wearing a t-shirt that said \u201CDon\u2019t Fear The Nipple\u201D (she\u2019d similarly been kicked off for posting partially nude pictures from a photoshoot) while images of Kendall Jenner modeling a sheer top on the Marc Jacobs catwalk (above) were also removed en masse, as was an illustration of a topless Grace Coddington. \u00A0 \u00A0 Last week Scout Willis, the daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, hit the headlines for staging her own topless protest, hitting the streets of New York sans vest and documenting it on Twitter with the hashtag #FreeTheNipple after Instagram removed her picture of a sweatshirt featuring two topless women. She Tweeted: \u201CPictures of breast cancer survivors have been flagged and deleted, but this is super #sick and\u00A0#hot am I right?\u201D about a picture of a woman wearing hot pants and suspenders that covered her nipples. \u00A0 As Willis\u2019 actions demonstrate, this is an issue that goes much deeper than a question of decency. Earlier this year an Australian photographer found herself at the centre of an Instagram storm when she posted a picture of herself breastfeeding. Despite adhering to the site\u2019s official guidelines on the subject (she wasn\u2019t showing a \u201Cfully exposed breast where the child isn\u2019t actively engaged in nursing\u201D) she was stonewalled, with her account suspended. \u00A0 Even more worryingly, it\u2019s not just Instagram taking a firm line against nipples. Last October, a campaign that rose awareness for the different things to look for when checking for breast cancer was deemed too risqu\u00E9 for audiences in New Zealand. On the other end of the spectrum, a seemingly innocuous film poster for Sin City: A Dame To Kill For was banned in the USA last week because you can see \u201Cthe curve\u201D of Eva Green\u2019s breasts and the \u201Cdark nipple/areola circle\u201D under her sheer gown. \u00A0 What do you think? Should nipples be banned on Instagram? Let us know on Twitter @BazaarUK\u00A0 *** MORE ON INSTAGRAM Rihanna&amp;#039;s ongoing saga with Instagram continuesRihanna confirms Instagram account is a fakeTom Ford: I care more about Rihanna&amp;#039;s Instagram than a catwalk review "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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