Facebook created quite a ruckus in recent weeks after it removed pictures of women nursing their children from users’ accounts. According to Facebook, the deletions were in accordance with the company’s policy prohibiting members from uploading any content deemed to be “obscene, pornographic or sexually explicit.”

As Facebook swells beyond 140 million members, regulating content on the site becomes more difficult. Barry Schnitt, a spokesman for the company, said banning nudity was a clear line to draw.

“We think it’s a consistent policy,” said Mr. Schnitt. “Certainly we can agree that there is context where nudity is not obscene, but we are reviewing thousands of complaints a day. Whether it’s obscene, art or a natural act — we’d rather just leave it at nudity and draw the line there.”

But nursing mothers remain indignant about a policy they say needs to be re-evaluated. “It’s highly offensive to mothers and babies to be lumped in as true obscenity,” said Stephanie Knapp Muir, who helped organize a Facebook group called “Hey Facebook, Breastfeeding Is Not Obscene!” The group’s description questions, “What about a baby breastfeeding is obscene? Especially in comparison to MANY other pictures posted all over Facebook that really are obscene.”

What’s your take: Should Facebook ease up when it comes to pictures of nursing mothers, or are they a form of obscenity that Facebook should continue to ban?