Plus-size women lead fight-back against Instagram's ban on the word 'curvy' by posting selfies and bikini snaps under new hashtag
Instagram made hashtag #curvy unsearchable to crack down on nudityBloggers and body activists launched #curvee tag in protestWomen are now proudly posting fuller-figured selfies under new term
Enraged plus-size women have hit back at Instagram's ban on the hashtag #curvy because it's used on sexually explicit content.
The ruling is part of the social media site's bid to crack down on nudity as adult-orientated photographs and videos are often tagged with the word - but the move has just provoked anger among bloggers and body activists.
Now they're fighting back with a new hashtag of their own - tagging pictures with the word #curvee in protest.
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The Instagrammers who used to share inspiring quotes and body confident-selfies under #curvy are now promoting their body shapes and evading the new strictures with the new hashtag.
Female users across Instagram have also included hashtags like #bringcurvyback, #everybodyisbeautiful, and the popular #effyourbeautystandards, created by voluptuous American model Tess Holliday.
The results are uplifting as users, such as one woman who posts under the moniker @rachel_curvemodel, shared a summery snap of herself posing underneath a tree decorated with rainbow-coloured streamers.
Female users across Instagram have also included hashtags like #bringcurvyback, #everybodyisbeautiful, and the popular #effyourbeautystandards including Emily pictured above
Trina Queen shared a snap of her plunging neckline (left) and EdotTiffany wanted to remind everyone especially Instagram that all bodies are good bodies
She is pictured giggling as she poses in a yellow flower-print top, mini black shorts and chunky heels.
Another furious social media user called @thelizblack, shared a holiday photograph of herself in a palm-print two-piece. In the image she can be seen flaunting her curvaceous figure in a swimming pool while holding a doughnut shaped rubber ring.
Meanwhile another annoyed female activist, who posts under the name @sassy.scarlet, posed confidently with her hands on her hips while wearing a turquoise dress covered in bright pink flowers. Alongside the #curvee hashtag she also included statements such as #pinupmodel, #beautyhasnosize and #styleatanysize.
Hundreds of shapely women rallied together to demonstrate against the ban of the word.
Along with swear words and other offensive terms, when users search under the word 'curvy', nothing will appear on Instagram.
But variations of #curvy such as #curvygirl and #curvyfashion are okay and do produce results.
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