Yet another celebrity-related story for Facebook today (we’re trying not to overdo the celebrity news here); British model Jordan (real name Katie Price) has had her Facebook group removed by the social network for violating the terms of service. After reaching the 5,000 friend limit on Facebook, Jordan set up a group on the popular site in order to maintain a relationship with her fans.

According to The Sun, however, Jordan’s group was removed by Facebook as it was not created for a company or product. Jordan reportedly contacted Facebook requesting a copy of its policy, stating that she won’t be gotten rid of so easily. What doesn’t make sense to us, however, is why Jordan’s group would be taken down in the first place.
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Why do we care if a mother wants to show photos of herself breastfeeding on Facebook? Isn’t Facebook private enough that a user should be able to show pretty much any photo they want? Facebook doesn’t think so. After Heather Farley was told to remove a photo of her breast-feeding, she sent an email to Facebook requesting an explanation.

When Facebook didn’t respond to Farley’s email, she posted another photo and was threatened by Facebook to have her account deleted. This is when things got ugly—for Facebook, at least. Once Farley went public with her complaint against Facebook, stating that she felt bullied. So she protested. And the protest has grown to new heights in the past week, even gaining momentum with a Facebook group, according Mercury News. So what’s Facebook’s issue with breast-feeding anyway?
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