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Published 13:27 25 Jun 2014 BST

The picture of 18-month old Marlow that led to Adamo's account being shut down.
The next day the mum received an email from Instagram stating the image was inappropriate and it had been removed. Annoyed by the decision, Courtney chose to repost the photo, resulting in the social network disabling her account.
Courtney blogged her shock at Instagram’s actions, writing:
‘I never, ever, ever would have thought that posting this photo of Marlow would lead to this. Instagram has deleted four years of my family photos and memories.’
Following an online backlash, Instagram reactivated her account. A spokesman for the site said:
‘We try hard to find a good balance between allowing people to express themselves creatively and having policies in place to protect young children.
‘This is one reason why our guidelines put limitations on nudity, but we recognize that we don’t always get it right. In this case, we made a mistake and have since restored the account.’