Dear Instagram,
As fans of Wayne Coyne we are asking his suspended Instagram account be restored with the offending photos removed. We request his account be treated the same as other celebrities who have posted photos violating your terms of use yet remain active (i.e. Tyler, the Creator, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Chrissy Teigen, Heidi Klum, Miranda Kerr). While we understand the terms of use prohibits “nude, partially nude, or sexually suggestive photos,” by closing his account you are not punishing Wayne but rather, us, his fans. The vast majority of his 1227 posts are concert photos, behind the scenes images of his band’s projects, shots with other musicians, rock posters, art, and playful selfies in good standing with your policies. Wayne also frequently uses his account to bring attention to struggling artists and musicians. Banning his account does not stop Wayne from posting more photos (under a different user name), it only prohibits fans from seeing past posts we value and fellow artists from the exposure Wayne has tried to bring them. Many of us have joined Instagram primarily to follow him and will close our accounts if instagram.com/waynecoyne is not restored.
Thank You
Further details on the circumstances leading up to the ban is here. To sign this petition, leave a brief comment below. For accountability, on the “name” line leave your Instagram username, another social media username, such as facebook, or your full name. Link to your Instagram (or personal website, facebook, twitter or other social media account) on the “website” line.
The Future Heart 
Blatant censorship of an amazing artist. Restore his photos now.
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part of our cultural heritage, please restore it
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I am deleting my account if it’s not back by the end of the month.
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Please bring back Wayne’s Instagram account!!!!
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Even US law makes exceptions for nudity when it’s for the sake of art. If that is why he was removed as a user, perhaps consider the singularity of his case first. @bridgetriley
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noooo!!!!!
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I knew instagram only wanted to make people make believe they were artists, oh wait… those are just iphone’s and filters… So lets kick off the real artists… Good job instagram, please restore the account or I’m out. -funkyfitfaith
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Please reopen Wayne Coyne’s Instagram account!!!!!!!!!!! He’s the onley reason I joined Instagram!!!!!!!!!
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Why would instagram do such a terrible thing? Give the man his account back!
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Bring back Wayne’s pics!!!!
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Big fan of Wayne’s instagram account. A lot of my likes died with his account.
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Party on, Wayne!
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Please.
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Please bring back Mr. Coyne. He’s one of America’s last true surrealist visionaries, and this action is a travesty!
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This is ridiculous, Wayne is an artist. He appreciates art in all forms, along with all his fans. Bring his account back.
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Let us enjoy Wayne’s awesome pics again!!!!!
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Are we in China?? Restore it please!
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Aside from maybe posting occasional suggestive pictures, Wayne uses this account to help out other struggling artists and musicians by keeping everyone updated on who he’s working with etc. All of his posts come only from a place of love and it makes no sense that you can’t just remove the one offensive photo, especially if you’ve given other artists said privilege. To remove his whole account seems like a move to inhibit a community of artists, rather than slap a man on the wrist..
Thanks
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Instagram, lets do the right thing here.
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Restore instagram.com/waynecoyne account. I’m Flaming Lips and Wayne Coyne fan and I disagree.
I’m also enraged!
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Dear @instagram, please reinstate the original account of creative visionary, @waynecoyne. His account defines art. Thank you.
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My instagram account exists to follow Wayne. Most of the photos I have liked since making my account have been his. Instagram isn’t punishing Wayne, who can make a new account–they are punishing us.
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You’re depriving millions from great art
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Boo! Bring it back — it makes no sense to block it for a painting of a woman. That’s been a subject of great art for ages!
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This seems over the top! Just delete the offending photo(s), I simply can’t fathom that the ratio of offensive photos to non-offensive (awesome) photos is severe enough to warrant shutting down the entire account! This is outrageous!
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Why, Instagram? What good could possibly come from this action?
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Please bring back his account
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Bring back his account!!!
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While Mr. Coyne may post some truly odd things, he is a friend to everyone and treats all of his followers like family. That type of behavior is sincerely admirable seeing that there are so few positive role models out there. I know that there are rules but it’s art and if you find it to be obscene, you simply do not have to view it. As a man of art and the law, I would strongly look into the case of The People of the state of California Vs. Lawrence Ferlinghetti, or simply the ‘Howl’ obscenity case.
Thank you,
Tanner Jones
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Such censorship is not necessary! Bring it back!
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Please bring back his account! It’s one of the only reasons I use Instagram!
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My IG account name is could be taken as racist and homophobic, so why remove wayne?
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C’mooooooon guys. You know you like that shit.
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Please restore Wayne Coyne’s Instagram account.
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This is America, where we respect and protect our artists. Bring back Wayne Coyne’s account!
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The picture was of a mannequin spewing money from her “area.” I’ve seen worse on IG. DO THE RIGHT THING, it’s tough to do IG, but YOU CAN DO IT!!! Restore all of Wayne’s pictures please. Thank you.
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Decisions that silently condemn individuals the right to be themselves create societies with people that fear their own potential. A company as large as instagram would review such large profile account. Considering the obvious unprovocative & well meaning nature of Wayne Coyne’s account, this action says to me that instragram seeks a create a more secular customer base. By being in position of control of creativity & expression that effects so many people, it creates a restriction of expression that inadvertently creates a society that are cannot express themselves as they are always restricted.
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Bring back Wayne’s account please!
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Art is art. Life is life. Fucking deal with it.
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This is ridiculous and trivial for Instagram to do this. Just bring his account back, please.
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Bring back Wayne’s Instagram please!!!
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Bring it back! Art censorship is NOT ok
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Wayne’s account did absolutely nothing to harm, only bring light to the world. There’s no reason for that kind of censorship.
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This wonderful man has changed lives around the world with his art and music, please stop the censorship of art. Not only the art, but all the valuable photos that will be part of history.
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Don’t censor art!
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Wayne Coyne is why I joined Instagram in the first place. BRING HIS ACCOUNT BACK.
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Instagram, you done messed up.
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Hey restore his old account!
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We decide what we want to see, not you. Bring back Wayne!
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hey Instagram, don’t be lame because censorship is. bring back Wayne Coyne.
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BOOOOOO! BRING BACK WAYNE!!
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wayne is art
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Let the Lips do their thanng, you one-percenters!
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Free Wayne!!
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Please restore his account. These amazing images can’t be lost.
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Restore the account!! FREEDOM!!!!
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The history lost is just horrible.. please bring back the old account!
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i want it back!
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Bring back Wayne’s feed.
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Bring back Wayne’s instagram. This is BS
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Bring Wayne’s photos back!
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Please restore Wayne Coyne’s account on Instagram.
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Wayne Coyne’s account is a record, and maybe an artifact, itself, of the work of an artist whose work has influenced both mainstream and counter-culture art and music. It’s a shame to have lost the entire record; why not censor any offending individual images, instead? Please restore Wayne’s account! Instagram ID: anthonyhepp
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Please restore Wayne Coyne’s account on Instagram.
Thanks!
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Boo hiss. Bring back the weirdness. You cant steal peoples photos away. That is mean and wrong. Shame on you.
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bring him back bring him back!!!!!
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Come on… Why?
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Please bring back Wayne’s account!!!
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“Art should disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed” — I’m sorry you were disturbed, Instagram – But, bring back one of the few Instagram accounts that actually possessed artistic worth!!!
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Please restore Wayne Coyne’s account on Instagram.
Thanks!
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C’mon, why is the world so afraid of vaginas? Half of his followers have one…
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Restore his account or we all bail! Fuck censorship.
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What ridiculousness on Instagram’s end. Bring back Wayne’s account. Justice.
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Bring back Wayne. Fearless Freaks Forever.
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No censorship.
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Liberate Mr Coyne’s 1227 images and give him back his past NOW. So says this fervent (and livid) fan
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streborekim on instagram. give him back his account.
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What Mr. Coyne does is art. He is an artist & his posts should be treated as art. Period. No, make that a couple of exclamation points!! Please re-instate his account immediately.
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How can you censor art? Let the freaks enjoy what they want!
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FREE WAYNE’S INSTAGRAM
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there is no place for artistic censorship in a free society. especially when the artist in question is wayne coyne.. bring back wayne’s amazing images.
-moby
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bring back Wayne’s Instagram account!!!!
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It’s like, people only do things because they get paid and that’s just really sad.
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There is no place for artistic censorship in a free society.
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Free wayne!
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Come on! Bring back Coyne!!
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Please bring back wayne’s instagram account
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Instagram, bring back wayne!
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Its art, please let them do what they do, its not overly pornographic and its not depicting underage sex, if its for the kids sake, they see more on MTV than The Flaming lips will ever show you.
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art…..Wayne….music….Flaming Lips……kick ass photos…….all things that need to be brought back to instagram!!!!!
keep it real…..keep it raw….keep it artistic……this evil should not prevail!!!!
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stop the nanny state. we don’t need your censorship.
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Restore instagram.com/waynecoyne
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There’s a clear difference between a suggestive, controversial or morally doubtful image and an image taken with the will to offend. Mr. Coyne’s are definetly the first.
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Nanny state is okay with me. Just restore Wayne Coyne’s Instagram account.
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Revive his account.
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Bring back Weyne Coyne instagram account. If anyone doesn0t like, don’t follow… But censorship is not acceptable.
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Bring him back or I will leave Instagram. I give you one week to allow Wayne to return. Sheer stupidity as an adult @ 59 I have never been offeneded by art. Just cannot believe this!
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Please restore Wayne Coyne’s Instagram account. He’s one of my favorite American artists!
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My Instagram handle is blakesmistakes and I will delete my account if Wayne’s isn’t freed
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Shame on you Insta-crew, restore them pics ( @ccsj22 – Instagram)
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Wayne Coyne deserves better!
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Turn it on!
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Wayne’s pictures were not offensive in any way, his posts were pure art , there is nothing wrong with that :)
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Please restore Wayne’s account!
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Haven’t seen the pictures but this kind of censorship is plain stupid
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yes
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To prevent death. Art is dead.
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Censorship is a cancer. Bring back wayne coyne’s instagram!!!!
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do you realize…
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For the sake of documenting and preserving history, bring back his old account with the photos intact!
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you ROBBED an artist!!! shame on you instagram!
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Freedom of press has been blatantly enfriged upon in the case of Wayne Coyne. If you don’t like it, don’t look at it.
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Please restore @WAYNECOYNE s Instagram.
Please give artists a space to create. Instagram is what sets the bar of social networking in the vain of creativity.
Fix your heads with Love, Compassion and ART.
JoeBrumfield
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Wayne has some really rad pictures! It’s a shame to see them gone.
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Dear Instagram, do you know how many pictures have been taken at any Flaming Lips’ gig?? not cool, please restore the balance of the force
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Having been banned from Adsense and deleted from YouTube I sympathize. Bring Wayne back! He promises to behave!
= )
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It’s called ART, look it up!
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Please restore Wayne Coyne’s Instagram account!!
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Fuck Censorship!!!
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Restore it. At least his shit is interesting, unlike the majority of the celebs that clog your bandwidth. I mean, does the world really need yet another Kim Kardashian selfie? One was too many.
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Restore Wayne Coyne’s Instagram account
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we want his instagram back!!
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Really? These are just photos and you have the right to not look at them and Wayne Coyne has just as much right to post his photos in a public forum. He posts some of the most interesting photos on IG, unlike most people
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Yes, you do that, please. :)
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I am opposed to your treatment of Wayne Coynes account. Please restore it & allow his fans to enjoy his art. Thank you.
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If people don’t like his Instagram photos, there’s always the UNFOLLOW button. Bring him back please
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this is truly absurd. @zanderdartez
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Don’t suppress freedom of expression Instragram. Restore Wayne’s account.
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Wayne along with anyone who has expressed there art in what is considered “Obscene” should have there accounts returned.
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Dis be cray cray ;(
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If other celebrities can post blatant eroticism and illegal activities, Wayne can post pictures of art. GIVE HIS ACCOUNT BACK!
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Wayne is creative and expressive in a fun, altruistic way. There is no harm in that!
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end censorship bro
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Expression is a part of art be that death, sex or just pretty little flowers going nowhere! sex is something we shouldn’t be ashamed of or be made at fault for drawing and painting! its creation and lifeforms its nature and freedom! we should be constrained to be a certain type of person.so bring back his instagram
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dear instagram: FUCK YOU!!!
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Let Wayne back in Instagram!!
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What an utterly ridiculous suspension! Reinstate Wayne now!!
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Please give us Wayne back. & broaden yr understanding of art.
Thank you
Sutton
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Take back your decision.
Give us Wayne back.
He’s the kind of reason I’m using instagram.
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Free Wayne! Coyne is King
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Wayne Coynestagram. We need him back :(
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C’mon……. Give Mr Coyne’s Instagram account back to him & the people who adore this mans ingenious & humble view of this mad world we live in….. He has given us all so much joy & inspiration, simply remove the offending content & allow all those amazing images be available for the world to see once again!!!! :)
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Ridiculous. There are way worse things on instagram than the ART wayne posts. You guys should reconsider this decision.
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Please restore Wayne Coyne’s Instagram. He was and is largely responsible for why I even look at Instagram anymore. His innovative use of Instagram to interact with fans and daily photos of the bizarre and mundane are what Instagram should celebrate not penalize.
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Don’t be *&^%heads! Give him his pictures back.
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Wayne’s a cool guy, don’t be not cool to a cool guy
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I love @waynecoyne
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Instagram: I don’t like to browse everyday your selection of boobs, fluffy cats and boybands so please restore Wayne Coyne account. And also I think this was an really odd move.
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This is an extraordinary decision! Please restore Wayne Coyne’s Instagram account, and once again make his photos available to his may fans.
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now that you have awarded wayne the”official Artist badge” thru your censorship….can we please have his non issue pix back so we can enjoy the art. thnx
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Don’t censor art!
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Let us not be be prudish about psychedelic nudity. Restore the Lip pics, please.
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Wayne’s Instagram is a true inspiration to so many of us, it’s a shame that this has happened, especially when others do worse but still remain open.
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WE WANT WAYNE BACK ON INSTAGRAM!!!
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please restore Wayne’s account so my friends and i can continue to gain inspiration from him and the wonderful artists he posts about….it makes no sense at all to let this stand when many other accounts are much worse and can rarely even be considered art
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I don’t see any reason why you would take his account away. He’s just being an awesome dude and helping people.
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Please restore Wayne’s Instragram!
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censored the wide range of dirt that clogs the network please, no things that can trigger the synapses.
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Restore it, please. As a music photographer who has had the pleasure of photographing Wayne Coyne and his band, I respect and know how rare and special these photos are, now and for the preservation of their legacy. Please, restore this account. The history of rock ‘n’ roll will thank you. You’re not doing any good by closing it.
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Restore the account and all previous posts, please.
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@instagram @WayneCoyne So much can be said about “what is art?” This is censorship of art. Wayne Coyne has a unique style, appreciated by his fans. Please restore his art!!!
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bring back waynecoyne
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Let freedom sing
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or make art
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Everyone has an opinion on whats acceptable, but what’s important are intentions. I believe Wayne’s intentions are simply to share beauty with the world through his talented eyes. Nothing wrong with that! Please restore.
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or take photos & post them with on Instagram
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What the fuck IG? Restore the old account, people really don’t like internet censorship.
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Please.
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considere it signed!
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I’ll definitely sign this, this guy is an amazing artist and those photos have nothing wrong, its Art!
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Free Wayne! I already miss his posts…
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stupid.
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If this goes on, “Artists” beware… Sad day
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Please restore Wayne Coyne’s original Instagram page – for lovers of art worldwide it is a tragedy to lose this archive.
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I think his account should be restored – people can choose to look at the pix or not free will, right?
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no excuse for censorship, “dont let it get sad!” – wayne coyne.
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Restore his account please!
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Hey! Bring them photos back says I, and thousands more.
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Wayne’s presence on Instagram brings sunshine on my cloudy days. Do not censor art, do not censor Wayne.
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Fuck Censorship!IN facebook there are photos much more negative than Wayne’s photos!Do not censor him,he’s making art!
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If Wayne’s instagram isn’t back up by October 1st i’m deleting my instagram accounts (yes I have two.)
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please bring back mr. coyne’s account!! these are only paintings!!! :)
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Please restore Waynes account! The mans an artist
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If you do not like his photos, please do not view them. Some of is actually enjoy looking at his life through photos he has taken.
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yes!!!!
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I want Wayne’s pics back, they are amazing he is the reason I joined Instagram.
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Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comforted. Instagram seems far too comfortable.
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There really is no question that Wayne’s account should be restored. There was no abuse, nothing scandalous, nothing offensive. He is an artist and should be allowed to continue sharing his vision of the world with those who are interested in following him.
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please restore.
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Restore it!
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Please restore it!
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restore!
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RESTOREEEEEE
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Fucking squares. Restore his account.
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Insta-lame! Restore Wayne’s account now!
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RESTORE!
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Signed
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Nudity and creativity shouldn’t be censored – they’re party of the human experience and part of free speech.
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We need Wayne’s instagram account back, please. It was art.
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Wayne was the reason I ever got an instagram in the first place, soooo…
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Please restore account
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Bring Wayne back to instagram! He’s just a boy!
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