Unbelievable: Instagram deleted my account because i'm fat.

“Fat is not a bad word,” said Ms Newman. “How confident can you be if you keep censoring yourself because people don't want to look at you?”








Samm Newman, a 19yr old US teenager has accused Instagram of size discrimination after her account was suspended on Instagram because a relatively chaste series of underwear selfies

she was shocked to discover that an image she uploaded showing herself wearing a white bra and polka dot briefs was removed and hours later, her account was deleted.

The student, who is a US size 24, accused Instagram of removing “anyone who doesn’t fit their idea of normal”, and said that the underwear she was wearing couldn’t possibly violate the website’s guidelines about sharing images.

“I didn’t find any inappropriate with what i was wearing,” Ms Newman told NBC4 News. “They covered me entirely and I’ve seen pictures like that all over Instagram.”
She said she had been bullied for her size throughout high school and struggled with self-esteem issues, but that her confidence surged when she started attending Ohio University and found such warm online support.

Since taking a stand against Instagram and “making a huge ruckus” about the decision to suspend her account, Ms Newman said people had thanked her for inspiring them to “feel strong and courageous and ready to fight like I have”.

Her story made national news in the US, and this week she revealed that Instagram had reinstated her account and apologised for what happened.
culled from: The independent