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Nipple Tattooist Frustrated by Censorship
Medical tattoo artist Lauren Carter says social media wrongly bans her mastectomy patient work.
In brief
Medical tattoo artist Lauren Carter says social media wrongly bans her mastectomy patient work. Lauren Carter, a medical tattoo artist in Bristol, says social media platforms mistakenly flag her nipple tattoos for mastectomy patients as inappropriate content. Originally reported by BBC News.
Quick answers
- Who is Lauren Carter?
- Lauren Carter is a medical tattoo artist in Bristol.
- Why does she struggle?
- Social media bots flag her nipple tattoos as inappropriate nudity.
- What happens next?
- She faces repeated bans and permanent content removals.
- Why is this unfair?
- Carter says it's 'wholly unfair and discriminatory' for mastectomy patients.
- What do Meta say?
- Meta says it continues to improve medical content identification.
Who is Lauren Carter?
Lauren Carter is a medical tattoo artist in Bristol.
Why does she struggle?
Social media bots flag her nipple tattoos as inappropriate nudity.
What happens next?
She faces repeated bans and permanent content removals.
Why is this unfair?
Carter says it's 'wholly unfair and discriminatory' for mastectomy patients.
“Carter says social media platforms often mistake her medical tattoos for inappropriate content”
What do Meta say?
Meta says it continues to improve medical content identification.
Here's the gist
Lauren Carter, a medical tattoo artist in Bristol, says social media platforms mistakenly flag her nipple tattoos for mastectomy patients as inappropriate content.
