Greater Nashua
Parents of toddler fighting cancer dropped by Instagram
NASHUA - For the past year, Michael Kelly and wife Leidiane relied on Instagram to share the story of their 20-month-old son, Castiel, who continues to fight Stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma -- then, without any warning, their account was terminated earlier this month. “It’s devastating," said Kelly, adding that his family had amassed a following of 10,000 supporters. “We don’t know why, we don’t know if we were reported.” All they received was a generic message stating that they had violated Instagram’s community standards. No further explanation was given. “We have never violated any guidelines,” said Leidiane. “We never received a single previous warning. The disabling appears to be either an algorithmic error or, more likely, a coordinated mass-reporting attack, something well-documented against medical fundraising accounts.” There is also no way to ...
