Like everyone else on Facebook, Emma Kwasnica posts pictures and videos about things that are important to her. The social media network objects to some of her photos which show breasts.

Kwasnica is a Vancouver, B.C. child birth educator who says Facebook has wrongfully removed several of her pictures and blocked her account four times for posting breastfeeding photos. She says 30 of her pictures have been flagged as inappropriate. But anyone can report a page as offensive, and then it's up to Facebook employees to decide what should or should not be allowed.

Now she's fighting Facebook with Facebook, by setting up several pages and organizing "nurse ins" at Facebook offices. There's a Facebook page titled "FB! Stop harassing Emma Kwasnica over her breastfeeding pics." Another group is, "Hey Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene!"

On her page, Kwasnica claims Facebook has removed 257,000 supporters from a group petitioning the site to stop removing breastfeeding photos.

Screen grab from a breastfeeding mom's Facebook page

Facebook's policy pictures and comments posted to the site reads: You will not post content that is hateful, threatening, or pornographic; incites violence; or contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence."

The company released a statement to me that elaborates on their policy as it relates to this issue:

"Facebook is glad that mothers and their families – including many who work at Facebook – use our site to share their parenting experiences, including breastfeeding their children. By uploading photos, joining groups, and engaging with different organizations, these families are able to share and connect on a very important topic, and we are thrilled they are using Facebook to do so.

When it comes to uploaded photos on Facebook, the vast majority of breastfeeding photos comply with our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, which closely mirrors the policy that governs broadcast television, and which places limitations on nudity due to the presence of minors on our site. On some occasions, breastfeeding photos contain nudity – for example an exposed breast that is not being used for feeding – and therefore violate our terms. When such photos are reported to us and are found to violate our policies, the person who posted the photo is contacted, and the photos are removed. Our policies strive to fit the needs of a diverse community while respecting everyone’s interest in sharing content that is important to them, including experiences related to breastfeeding.

It is important to note that any breastfeeding photos that are removed – whether inappropriately or inaccordance with our policies – are only done so after being brought to our attention by other Facebook users who report them as violations and subsequently reviewed by Facebook.

Facebook receives hundreds of thousands of reports every week, and as you might expect, occasionally we make a mistake and remove a piece of content we shouldn't. When this happens, we work quickly to address it by apologizing to the people affected and making any necessary changes to our processes to ensure the same type of mistakes do not continue to be made. We encourage people to re-upload the photos they believe were removed in error."

By Linda Thomas