Instagram Has Banned #Curvy As A Search Term
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2. While you can search for #curvybabe and other variations on the term…
3. … it appears that simply #curvy on its own is a banned search term on the social media app.
7. And #fat, often used in the context of thinspiration posts and as corporate ammunition alongside hashtags like #femalemotivation, is all good.
9. Sticking with body-related themes, #butt is out.
11. And you know the #nipple still hasn’t been freed.
13. Could “curvy” be sexually explicit, perhaps? #Dildo’s all good, and chock-full of dick pics.
14. #Clitoris is, somehow, the same.
15. At least #vibrator photos seem a little more accurate.
16. If you want to find photos tagged #bitch, feel free to do so.
17. Oh! And you can also easily search #forced, whose results include women tied up and Bill Cosby memes.
19. BuzzFeed Life has reached out to Instagram for comment.
update
A spokesperson from Instagram said the hashtag #curvy is not searchable because, according to the company, it was being used to share images and videos that violated Instagram’s community guidelines around nudity.
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