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Erin O’Connor Celebrates Motherhood After Instagram's Photo Controversy

3/29/2026

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Model Erin O’Connor criticized Instagram after it removed a photo of her eight and a half months pregnant, taken in 2014 by Nick Knight, to celebrate Mother’s Day.
Instagram reinstated the image with a warning about potentially upsetting content.
O’Connor said the removal demonstrated double standards and that women are often hypersexualized.
After the reinstatement, she expressed gratitude to Meta for recognizing the image’s significance in celebrating motherhood.

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Model Erin O’Connor criticized Instagram after it removed a photo of her eight and a half months pregnant, taken in 2014 by Nick Knight, to celebrate Mother’s Day.
Instagram reinstated the image with a warning about potentially upsetting content.
O’Connor said the removal demonstrated double standards and that women are often hypersexualized.
After the reinstatement, she expressed gratitude to Meta for recognizing the image’s significance in celebrating motherhood.