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facebook cancer tattoo photoIn a move criticized by many, Facebook removed a photo of a breast cancer survivor’s large chest tattoo, citing a violation of its strict nudity policy, UPI reports.

However, the social networking site has since backtracked on its decision, allowing the photo to stay on the Custom Tattoo Design’s Facebook page.

In an email to The Huffington Post, Fred Wolens of Facebook Policy Communications explained the move, writing “Mastectomy photos don’t violate our content standards and are permitted on the site.”

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The announcement comes after Lee Roller of the Ontario-based Custom Tattoo Design — the photo’s original poster — reposted the striking image and asked other users to share the photo.

Post-mastectomy tattoos by Tina Bafaro.

In the latest reposting of the cancer survivor’s tattoo photo, Roller explained:

Facebook keeps removing the post in 24hour as an offensive photo do [sic] to nudity. However we feel this woman is both brave and strong so were going to post it anyways and ask for your awareness and support; Please like and share this photo quickly to show your support for this and many other women who have lost so much. 

As of Wednesday afternoon, the image had already been shared more than 138,000 times.

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Facebook’s community standards governing nudity and pornography are as follows:

Facebook has a strict policy against the sharing of pornographic content and any explicitly sexual content where a minor is involved. We also impose limitations on the display of nudity. We aspire to respect people’s right to share content of personal importance, whether those are photos of a sculpture like Michelangelo’s David or family photos of a child breastfeeding. SOURCE