--- title: Rihanna returns to Instagram after six-month hiatus description: Rihanna returns to Instagram after deactivating her account for six months. canonical: https://time.com/3554614/rihanna-instagram/ author: Eliza Berman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-11-03T17:23:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T11:11:05.153Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Rihanna returns to Instagram after six-month hiatus og:description: Rihanna returns to Instagram after deactivating her account for six months. og:url: https://time.com/3554614/rihanna-instagram/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Rihanna returns to Instagram after six-month hiatus twitter:description: Rihanna returns to Instagram after deactivating her account for six months. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Rihanna Makes Triumphant Return to Instagram After Six-Month Hiatus  by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Nov 3, 2014 5:23 PM UTC  by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Nov 3, 2014 5:23 PM UTC Rihanna’s six-month absence from Instagram left a gaping hole in the photo feeds of her more than 12 million followers. Gone were the sultry selfies, the memes and the glamour shots. What was once a daily constant vanished without warning, as though it had never existed at all. But the hiatus ended yesterday, when the singer [posted](http://instagram.com/badgalriri) an upside-down selfie, several photos of herself dressed as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, and a drawing of her stick-figure avatar holding hands with the Instagram logo. The drawing appears to be a symbol of her reconciliation with the photo-sharing service, which suspended her account in May after she posted topless photos of herself from the French magazine _Lui_. Though Instagram quickly reactivated her account (without the _Lui_ photos), Rihanna took down the account and moved the show to Twitter. The feeling appears to be mutual, as Instagram welcomed her back to the community in a tweet this weekend: > [](https://twitter.com/instagram/status/528781501627138048) Rihanna’s not the only celebrity to take issue with Instagram’s [Community Guidelines](https://help.instagram.com/477434105621119/), which include the rule, “Keep your clothes on.” Last week, Chelsea Handler [protested](http://time.com/3551199/instagram-is-right-to-censor-chelsea-handler/) the removal of a topless photo she posted, calling the move sexist. “If a man posts a photo of his nipples, it’s ok,” she tweeted, “but not a woman?” Despite the criticism, Instagram doesn’t seem likely to budge on its policy, citing a desire to adhere to the App Store’s rules about “nudity and mature content.” In a roundup of the best rock-star Instagram accounts, [_Rolling Stone_](http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/the-50-best-rock-star-instagram-accounts-20131025/rihanna-0134848#ixzz3I1OjXafu) captured the essence of Rihanna’s feed. “When Rihanna’s Instagram isn’t fueling headlines or starting beefs, the account is an engrossing look at the life of a 25-year-old girl who’s having a lot more fun than you are.” Welcome back, Rihanna. 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