{"id":9434,"date":"2019-05-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/facebook-is-copping-some-backlash-after-banning-breast-cancer-ads\/"},"modified":"2019-05-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T00:00:00","slug":"facebook-is-copping-some-backlash-after-banning-breast-cancer-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/facebook-is-copping-some-backlash-after-banning-breast-cancer-ads\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Is Copping Some Backlash After Banning Breast Cancer Ads"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Facebook is under fire after it banned ads raising awareness of breast cancer because it violates the platform\u2019s nudity policy.<\/h3>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BreastCancerNetworkAustralia\/posts\/10161681956995321?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCz00p4KJ-YGW3D3i98IFluWRW2Fykruimm3XKY2SlH2ckzvgrz2ycCEppezm-4hI-8njpfnE3hBF3vOSe3F72ApXC0h65znoA4ENPviIT6kBAhcSFJ1S_cR954JJjsUZgDqLCVOLXLw1eZha2JYMAXai7CdZrsR4Dq0VHepVQNMsv2JeXkrsnrrI4ugm04zglj2AeH89CTeLWdpeukNRcxu9anZjFjxZKUBC1QkZ9aNjKfJ4KyB9hRqbBRdFRia6Y0o_vw6y4y4Cl2G2JsHswa5e6TDXdgB69IBj4ZYmy-t8QqPE7FAY8rXtBvxsCpnMIi5Q71leJ-w1DTEmH8cIktVgHVFD6XIIFByvy-SqyibFlktNqxhjFJNVD1PDPzDRnG4LtnrWzY1Q0hZEAxXtaFLgj7N_JVN3JOA2cx_t7YVd6YGuCG6WScTTRKyLoyjzI_Ls10TlNvpGkFYtAjzAmlwPHgeBGRW0gbeYVD8NqMtl4&amp;__tn__=-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Breast Cancer Network Australia<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe campaign was specifically designed to draw attention to the disease that affects more than 19,000 people every year. Every person pictured on the posters is a breast cancer survivor who has volunteered their time to be involved and share their story. This year\u2019s campaign aims to raise awareness of the importance of support and highlight the far reaching effects of breast cancer. So we encourage you to get into your local Bakers Delight to show your support for this campaign to allow BCNA to continue to support all Australians affected by breast cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FSunrise%2Fvideos%2F469753833768220%2F&#038;show_text=0&#038;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p>According to Sunrise, survivors have been fighting back following the ban, with one referencing the recent vision posted by a gunman in Christchurch:<\/p>&#13;\n&#13;\n<blockquote>&#13;\n\t<p>&#8220;I thought the images were beautiful and tasteful. It&#8217;s insulting that they banned them when they live stream mass murder!&#8221;<\/p>&#13;\n<\/blockquote>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p>In a statement to the BCNA, Facebook said:<\/p>&#13;\n&#13;\n<blockquote>&#13;\n\t<p>\u201cWe certainly understand that the ads are promoting awareness for breast cancer, however the images associated with the ad are in violation of our policies for partial nudity.<\/p>&#13;\n&#13;\n\t<p>\u201cWe will uphold the disable here until the ads can be modified for compliance.\u201d<\/p>&#13;\n<\/blockquote>&#13;\n&#13;\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Facebook has been slammed for banning an Australian advertising campaign which featured topless breast cancer survivors. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/9News?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#9News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/quzpsqXlZk\">https:\/\/t.co\/quzpsqXlZk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nine News Adelaide (@9NewsAdel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/9NewsAdel\/status\/1124149088365236224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>&#13;\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook is under fire after it banned ads raising awareness of breast cancer because it violates the platform\u2019s nudity policy. According to Breast Cancer Network Australia: \u201cThe campaign was specifically designed to draw attention to the disease that affects more than 19,000 people every year. 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