⁍ Instagram will introduce a new nudity policy this week following a campaign by a Black British plus-sized model.

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⁍ She said the removal of images showing her covering her breasts with her arms betrayed ‘racial biases’ in its algorithm.

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⁍ The photo-sharing app said it would now allow pictures of women holding, cupping or wrapping their arms around their breasts.

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– Facebook-owned Instagram is rolling out a new nudity policy this week that will allow users to post images of women covering their breasts with their arms, the Guardian reports. The new policy will allow images of women “holding, cupping, or wrapping their arms around their breasts,” according to the Telegraph. Previously, Instagram removed images of British plus-size model Nyome Nicholas-Williams when they were deemed pornographic. “It may take some time to ensure we’re correctly enforcing these new updates, but we’re committed to getting this right,” an Instagram spokesperson tells the Thomson Reuters Foundation. “Hearing her feedback helped us understand where this policy was falling short, and how we could refine it.” Nicholas-Williams says she’s “very glad” about the new nudity policy. “It’s rare that communities that are marginalised and misrepresented on Instagram get to have this kind of literally direct and one-on-one consultation with the CEO,” activist Gina Martin tells the Thomson Reuters Foundation. “It’s a really nice example of what happens when women get together.” Facebook apologized to Nicholas-Williams last month and said it would update its policy amid global concern over racism in technology following the global Black Lives Matter protests this year. Instagram has not responded directly to charges of racial bias, but said: “Separate to this policy change, earlier this year we committed to broader equity work to help ensure we better support the Black community on our platform.”