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Curvee Replaces Curvy On Instagram

HuffPost Canada : Women and body positive activists are taking a stand against Instagram's ban on the hashtag #curvy. The social media network sparked outrage when they blocked #curvy as a searchable hashtag, saying the ban was part of their effort to crack down on sexually explicit content, which they say was being posted under the tag. Other tags including the word curvy (#curvywomen, #curvygirl, #curvychick, etc.), however, are still searchable. And though they told Mashable that "the ban had nothing to do with the term 'curvy' itself," individuals who used #curvy to tag their photos aren't buying it. After all, hashtags #fat, #thin and #skinny are still searchable, along with a list of terms that might actually be considered inappropriate. And while searching #skinny does prompt a content advisory, Instagram hasn't gone so far as to ban it. But Instagram users haven't let the ban stop them from flaunting their curvaceous figures over t...

Instagram blocks the hashtag #curvy, users fight back

It's fair to say body-positive messages have been having a bit of a heyday on social media lately. There's women of all shapes and size  rocking the crop top , swimsuit campaigns that  encourage gals to embrace their cellulite , and blogs that show what  a real post-birth body looks like . But Instagram looks like it's trying to stem the tide by blocking the use of the hashtag #curvy. User who try to search for the term just meet a blank page saying: "Sorry, this page isn't available". #BringCurvyBack because Instagram banned it. #Curvee #WilhelminaCurve • from my test shoot with @nicolelebriscreative 🌺💕 A photo posted by Olivia Wilson (@ohhdoubleyou) on  Jul 17, 2015 at 10:12am PDT An  Instagram spokesperson said  the ban had nothing to do with the word "curvy" itself, but that the company makes certain hashtags unsearchable when 'graphic results' are frequently generated.  In this case, many porn companies ...