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Dodo potato

NAME: Dodo potato
PLATFORM & USERNAME: Instagram @dodopotato
CENSORSHIP: Shadow ban

What reason was given for your ban?

Nudity & sexual solicitation.

Why do you think your post(s) was censored?

Because I was wearing minimal clothing and as a larger person the algorithm picks up my nakedness more than a skinnier person.

Were you able to appeal and what was the response?

Yes and often the posts were put back just to get removed again a few days/weeks/months later.

What effect has your experience of censorship had on you?

It stresses me out because I get a lot of work via Instagram and it makes me frustrated and upset because I just want to share nice images but also I get frustrated about how emotional I get about INSTAGRAM, lol.

What’s one thing you want people to know about this topic?

Fuck the internet for especially targeting marginalised bodies.