Archive · 13 Sep 2025
Colombian Court Sides With Actress Esperanza Gomez on Instagram
A court in Colombia decided that the social media company Meta, which owns Instagram, was wrong to shut down a porn actress's account.
The actress, Esperanza Gomez, shared photos related to her job.
The court said Meta treated her unfairly by closing her account without a good reason and limiting her ability to express herself.
It told Meta to change its rules so users better understand how the platform makes decisions.
This case is similar to another one in Brazil, where the Supreme Court also made a ruling about social media rules.
Colombia's Constitutional Court sided with Esperanza Gomez.
The court ruled Meta must alter its privacy policies.
Gomez stated Instagram's account closure affected her work.
Meta claimed Gomez violated its nudity rules.
The court deemed Meta acted 'arbitrarily' in the closure.
- Who
- Colombia's Constitutional Court, Meta, Esperanza Gomez
- What
- Ruled in favor of Gomez, ordering Meta to change its privacy policies.
- When
- Friday
- Where
- Colombia
- Why
- Court found Meta acted arbitrarily by closing Gomez's account and restricting her freedom of expression.
- Plaintiff
- Esperanza Gomez
- Defendant
- Meta (Instagram)
- Court
- Colombia's Constitutional Court
- Ruling
- Meta must change privacy policies
- Gomez's Claim
- Instagram closure affected her work
- Court's Finding
- Meta acted 'arbitrarily'