translated from Spanish: Facebook apologized after censoring the poster of the new film by Pedro Almodóvar

After the publication of the poster of Madres Paralelas, the new film by Pedro Almodóvar, much was the controversy that, strangely, aroused not only in the public, but in the social networks themselves. So much so that Instagram censored the poster claiming that it was pornography, since it shows a black and white nipple to which, perched on a red background, a drop of breast milk falls.

Following widespread repudiation of this decision, Facebook, which owns Instagram, backtracked on the issue and released a statement apologizing: “The post broke our rules on nudity. However, we make certain exceptions for specific circumstances, such as a clear artistic intent. We restored the posters and regret any confusion caused.” Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro’s brother and producer of Madres Paralelas, released a message signed by the renowned director where he crosses strong criticisms with the policies of social networks and their algorithms.
“You have managed to get the minds behind the algorithm, which decides what is or is not obscene and offensive, to have backtracked. It’s a victory of yours, a great victory. We must be alert before the machines decide what we can do and what we cannot do,” Almodóvar wrote, after thanking his audience. He concluded: “I have always relied on the kindness of strangers, but as long as they are human and an algorithm is not human. No matter how much information the algorithm has, it will never have heart or common sense. Thank you all very much, again. Hopefully the film will live up to your expectations.”

Original source in Spanish