Facebook Allegedly Banned This Mom For Child Porn: Good Call Or Ridiculous?

Facebook temporarily banned a mom and photographer for reasons of child pornography, the mother alleged in recent comments to WBTV.

Jill White of Hickory, North Carolina, said she was attempting an homage to a classic Coppertone ad with her young daughter when the social media site took exception.

In the original ad, a young girl’s bathing suit bottom was in the process of getting pulled from her rear end by an oblivious small dog.

The “Coppertone girl” pose, as it came to be called, was released in 1953. Being a photographer by trade, White thought it would be neat to recreate that with her 2-year-old.

White says she and her daughter were at the beach with her daughter’s friend, and they posed for a photo of the little girl’s bathing suit bottom being pulled down.

“I posted [the photo] on Coppertone’s [Facebook page],” White told WBTV. “We thought it would be cute because of the old Coppertone ad and her tan line looked like that.”

But the photo was reported, and Facebook didn’t think it was cute at all. They reportedly gave her the option to delete the photo, change privacy setting, or ignore.

“Well I ignored it,” White said. “No way did I think it would fit the criteria of nudity or pornography and if you read the terms of use in settings no where does it state that this would be considered either.”

At this point, Facebook banned the mom from the site for 24 hours.

According to the social networking site, it can “remove content that violates our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. If we determine you’ve posted something that violates our terms, you may receive a warning or become disabled, depending on how severe the violation is.”

White alleges she was unable to post to her personal profile and her Jill White Photography fan page.

When she was able to log back on, she posted an edited version of the photo.

“I got back on with another photo, this time a big Emoji face on the area of the butt crack,” she said. “Now it is being reviewed again for nudity and pornography.” Here’s the update:

This photo was reported as well, and is being reviewed.

“It is hard. With over 1 billion people using Facebook we have to put in place a set of universal guidelines that respect the views of a wide range of people,” a Facebook spokesperson said.

The remainder of this “Facebook banned mom” story shook out over the holiday. From a follow-up report:

“Facebook officials say White’s photo was not removed from Facebook because it was considered pornographic.

“The first picture was removed because it displayed her daughter’s nude bottom, which falls on Facebook’s parameters for deletion.

“They say when it comes to photos of children, Facebook takes a serious look at reported photos and work hard to keep the site as safe and secure as possible.

“According to Facebook’s Terms of Service, there is a ‘strict policy against the sharing of pornographic content and any explicitly sexual content where a minor is involved. We also impose limitations on the display of nudity. We aspire to respect people’s right to share content of personal importance.'”

What do you think, readers? When Facebook temporarily banned this mom, were they in the right? Share your thoughts in our comments section.

[Image via Jill White Facebook page]