Pornhub recently drafted a letter about Meta (the parent company of Facebook and Instagram) regarding the censorship policies that are clearly hypocritical and discriminatory. The letter was signed and supported by many porn stars and organizations in the adult industry.

This image was posted on Kendall Jenner’s Instagram page and nobody seemed to have a problem with it.

And that’s not the only celebrity that has posted nudes on their IG. Yet a porn star so much as says the word nude and they get banned.

How about the time Lizzo got buck ass naked on Instagram? Funny how Instagram had no problem with that image.

Pornhub has decided to address this issue with a formal letter, signed and endorsed by many top names in the industry. Here’s a copy of that letter.

Dear Mark Zuckerberg, Adam Mosseri, Nick Clegg, Jennifer Newstead,
We, the undersigned, represent those in the adult industry that have for years been undermined by Instagram’s opaque, discriminatory and hypocritical enforcement of its own Terms and Policies.

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. Three weeks ago, Pornhub’s official verified account was disabled with no reasonable justification.

We demand an explanation and guidance as to why our accounts are continuously deleted and why content we spend money creating in order to engage with our audience is removed, even when we do not breach any of Instagram’s rules. The livelihoods of independent creators are harmed by Instagram’s reckless and discriminatory behavior. The platform, despite its careless treatment of an already marginalized group, is a vital marketing tool for those in the adult industry.

Denying us an ability to promote our brands and grow our businesses while continuously erasing, silencing, and censoring the presence of sex workers and adult brands is violent and profoundly damaging.

Combined with the regular financial discrimination those in the adult industry face, it is dangerous and threatening to our livelihoods.

We demand fair treatment on Instagram for adult performers, sex workers, and any compliant adult business, including Pornhub. While mainstream brands and celebrity accounts frequently feature nudity and overt sexuality with no repercussions, our fully PG accounts are regularly banned without adequate explanation.

Pornhub’s safe-for-work account has been disabled for three weeks. In the interim, Kim Kardashian has posted her fully exposed ass to her 330 million followers without any restrictive action from Instagram. We are happy to see that Kim and the artistic team behind the image are free to share their work on the platform, but question why we are denied the same treatment.

While Kim’s photo continues accumulating likes and making headlines, members of the adult community run the risk of deplatforming if Instagram decides our pants look a bit too tight to meet its arbitrary and selectively-enforced ·standards.’

We demand that Instagram immediately end all discrimination toward those involved in the adult industry. This means providing full transparency and clear explanations for any suspended or banned accounts, ending shadow banning practices, and immediately reinstating all accounts, including Pornhub, that have not violated any of Instagram’s Terms and Policies.

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