Photographs showing the amazing strength and courage of a woman who has beaten cancer have been removed by Facebook for being ‘pornography’.
Mother-of-two Joanne Jackson, 40, had a photo session to commemorate winning her battle with the killer disease after having a mastectomy – and posted them on the social networking site.
But Facebook removed some of the images, which revealed her operation scar, for being offensive.
Joanne has been warned that further ‘abusive’ breaches will result in her account being shut down. See more pictures as you continue>>
Former council youth worker Joanne was approached by a friend, whose husband Paul Hodgson was a professional photographer, and she jumped at the chance to pose for pictures.
She said: ‘I am not one who is shy but these pictures weren’t as much about me as about other women who had maybe just been diagnosed with breast cancer.
‘It doesn’t have to be a death sentence and there is life after a mastectomy.
‘The images aren’t fluffy, they are real and I am very proud of them.’
Joanne’s story is one of great inspiration as she only discovered she had breast cancer after dieting and losing five stones in weight, dropping from a size 22 to a size 10.
Joanne, who is married to self-employed cobbler Andrew and has two sons Connah, 19, and Evan, five, posted the images that celebrated her survival in her own Facebook album and on pages for various cancer organisations.
She has no idea who reported them but the warning came out of the blue.
The message said: ‘Content you shared on Facebook has been removed because it violated Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities.
‘Shares that contain nudity, pornography and graphic sexual content are not permitted on Facebook.
‘This serves as a warning. Additional violations may result in the termination of your account.’
The message added that Joanne should ‘refrain from posting abusive material in the future.’
Joanne’s Facebook friends have also taken up the fight and the images have been re-posted as far afield as Australia, the USA, Canada and Spain.
‘It’s censorship, pure and simple,’ said Joanne, who is now having breast reconstruction. ‘And I’m not backing down so Facebook can do their worst.’ Culled from the Daily Mail.
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| The picture she posted on Facebook. |
Looking at this photographs, I only see the Strength of a survivor, of a woman!. I feel stronger. What do you see and how does it make you feel?
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