At the time the account had around 315k followers, and the ensuing media storm only increased its follower count. It did, though, change Hoscos’ approach to representation on its feed.
Since then, the bodies and faces of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic men (BAME) have been featured. I won’t repeat the comments from three years ago, as there is now a clear consideration, and importantly, an understanding of the responsibility of a platform that claims to speak to and represent our communities.