After being suspended for three weeks, Meta has permanently removed Pornhub’s account on Instagram.
This comes after Instagram reportedly said that Pornhub repeatedly violated community guidelines, regarding adult content, nudity and sexual posts, prompting the removal.
Pornhub then took it to Twitter calling the move unfair and demanding an explanation from Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, why their accounts have been repeatedly removed.
Pornhub argues Instagram’s enforcement of its policies regarding the platform has been “opaque, discriminatory and hypocritical”.
“Sex workers and performers have been unfairly targeted in the form of bans, shadow bans, suspensions, loss of Live privileges and content removal, despite taking extra care not to violate Instagram’s Community Guidelines,” the letter reads.
“The livelihoods of independent creators are harmed by Instagram’s reckless and discriminatory behavior.”
Instagram’s content guidelines prohibit nudity and sexual content, but Pornhub claims its account was “PG.”
“We know that there are times when people might want to share nude images that are artistic or creative in nature, but for a variety of reasons, we don’t allow nudity on Instagram,” Instagram’s Community Guidelines read.
The letter by Pornhub was directed to the CEO and Instagram head Adam Mosseri, and was endorsed by 60 signatories from the adult entertainment industry.
Meta is yet to respond to the issue.
