Facebook apologized for removing a post about mammogram screening by French newspaper Le Monde that featured a woman with one of her breasts exposed, the Guardian reported.
The lead image of the article, published by Les Décodeurs, a data-focused site run by the paper, shows a woman having a mammogram. Facebook removed the image shortly after it was posted citing its policy on images showing nipples.
Facebook's standards prohibit nude images with exceptions for "photos of women actively engaged in breastfeeding or showing breasts with postmastectomy scarring," but the site has frequently been criticized for how strictly it enforces the policy.
Following the deletion, Les Décodeurs reposted the article with an image of a male torso instead. The image caption read: "Facebook having censored the image of a mammogram that accompanied the article, we have replaced it with an image of a nude male torso, which does not itself violate the social network's terms of service."
Facebook apologized for removing the post and restored it the same day, the Guardian said.
"The post was removed in error and restored as soon as we were able to investigate," a Facebook spokesperson said. "Our team processes millions of reports each week, and we sometimes get things wrong. We're very sorry about this mistake."
