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Vancouver strip club's Instagram taken down over sign featuring lake joke

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Why This Matters

A Vancouver nightclub says its Instagram account was removed hours after it posted a photo of a marquee joking about Trump and Lake Ontario, raising familiar questions about opaque platform moderation and possible mass-reporting or political takedowns. For small businesses, an account wipe means losing a primary marketing channel with little explanation or recourse.

Key Takeaways

"Can't handle a pool, but wants our lake?"

The Instagram post from Vancouver's Penthouse was a photo of their new marquee.

1 / 1 The Instagram post from Vancouver's Penthouse was a photo of their new marquee. Advertisement

Vancouver's Penthouse Night Club has done it again.

It appears the strip club had its Instagram account taken down not because of nudity, but because of a statement on their sign.

The club's marquee on Seymour Street was updated by Ben Jackson with one of his witticisms, calling out U.S. President Donald J. Trump's "renaming" of Lake Ontario.

Can't handle a post

The sign had a simple message, short enough for anyone to understand.

"Can't handle a pool, but wants our lake?"

The Lake Ontario/Lake America spat is part of Trump's trade negotiations with Canada. Ontario Premier Doug Ford responded with his own sign stating "Lake Ontario: Now and Always."

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