Protest over breastfeeding image ban

Mothers who breastfed their babies were offered refreshments and toilet facilities by Facebook when they staged a protest outside its Dublin office yesterday.

About 30 protesters, including men, women and children, some carrying signs saying “Facebook doesn’t like us”, took part in the lunchtime protest over the removal of photographs of breastfeeding mothers from the social networking site.

The protest was organised by Friends of Breastfeeding, who claim Facebook is going against its own policy of allowing breastfeeding images.