Rihanna fans, #RIHjoice: The pop star has been allowed to return to Instagram after a six-month hiatus.
The singer's account on the photo-sharing platform was disabled in May after she posted some NSFW photos from her shoot with French magazine Lui. Some speculated that the account was shut down by Instagram due to its policy against photos of topless women, which several celebrities have spoken out against.
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On Saturday night, Rihanna returned to the app with an upside-down selfie, her first post-hiatus photo.
Hellurrr #badgalbackEen foto die is geplaatst door badgalriri (@badgalriri) op Nov 11, 2014 at 10:08 PDT
It appears Instagram preserved Rihanna's account almost entirely, restoring her nearly 13 million followers and most of her thousands of posts. However, the nude photos that some speculated caused Rihanna's account to be shut down remain missing.
To celebrate the reunion, Rihanna posted a photo showing an illustration of herself holding hands with Instagram, using the hashtag "#RIHunited."
#RIHunited #badgalback @instagRamUma foto publicada por badgalriri (@badgalriri) em Nov 11, 2014 at 10:15 PDT
Instagram posted the same photo in a tweet welcoming Rihanna back.
Welcome back @rihanna! #RIHunited #badgalback instagram http://t.co/N4pixPwBk6— Instagram (@instagram) November 2, 2014
The company appears to be happy about its decision. In addition to the message tweeted from Instagram's official account, cofounder Kevin Systrom tweeted for the first time in two years to welcome Rihanna's return.
The singer has continued to celebrate on the app, posting a meme and news article to mark the reunion.
A photo posted by badgalriri (@badgalriri) on Nov 11, 2014 at 9:52am PST
Welcome back, Rihanna.
CORRECTION, Nov. 2, 2014: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Rihanna was banned from Instagram.