While we eventually overcame our differences (I’m back on and better than ever), last summer Instagram took my account down without warning or notice. This happened to many other adult performer’s accounts around the same time and led to quite a bit of stress as I’d spent 5 years building up the Amber Lynn account to over 100,000 followers.
Amber staying safe with a recent Instagram post for fans.
The takedowns actually led to a protest outside of Instagram’s New York offices. I was a part of the event as the Sergeant At Arms of APAG Adult Performers Actors Guild – behind the scenes and while running the social media protest as the President and VP arrived in person. This all ended up with me being interviewed as part of a related news article for a Canadian publication. As I said at the time:
““There was a lot of stuff that was not just content of me as a model and an actor but private, personal mementos that were lost just because they can take it with the flick of a switch,” she said. “And Instagram doesn’t care.”
My role in the controversy was small in comparison to those who protested, but the group effort resulted in clearer Insta terms and conditions involving shared content, and greater transparency between the app and its users.
An interesting moment in social media history which I thought I’d share. My account is alive and well once again, so please drop in and say hello!: Amber Lynn’s Instagram.
