Don't Delete Art
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A project of the National Coalition Against Censorship raising awareness & advocating for a more inclusive digital world for artists. https://www.dontdelete.art/ https://linktr.ee/dontdeleteart
Free Virtual Event by @dontdeleteart.bsky.social: Breasts throughout Art History: Symbolism to Censorship Register 👇🏻
Breasts throughout Art History: Symbolism to Censorship
Art historian Carolina Pasti explores depictions of the breast in art, and how history, taboos, and culture shape its meaning.
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Visit our revamped TIPS page! We've updated both our Appeals and Tips resources on the DDA website -- covering best practices for avoiding censorship on major platforms, and how to appeal if you get snagged. Check it out today and be prepared for your next post! www.dontdelete.art/tips
Renowned artist Alphachanneling joins Don’t Delete Art for a powerful conversation on censorship, AI moderation, and what it means to make intimate, erotic work in an algorithm-driven world. Listen on Spotify: bit.ly/4tHjwDD Read the full transcript + view artwork on our blog.
A nipple can get your art deleted. An algorithm can try to silence a movement. But in 2026, DDA and Free The Nipple founder Lina Esco join forces to amplify artists censored for depicting the female-presenting body Join us as we expose the nipocrisy, beginning March 2026!
Here's an abbreviated list of our efforts this year to bring artists' voices to policymakers, tech workers, researchers, activist groups, and the broader art community! If you haven't yet, sign up for our newsletter -- there's lots more to come! www.dontdelete.art/the-newsletter
What became clearer than ever this year is how unique DDA is. As the only group specifically dedicated to visual artists’ rights online, protecting artists’ visibility often depends on the visibility of the issue itself. Much of our work this year focused on doing exactly that. On to 2026!
A while back I did a series inspired by @dontdeleteart.bsky.social - here a few of images that were removed from Instagram due to violations of "community guidelines" 🙄 Policies that always seem to hurt women. #dontdeleteart #art #blueskyart #art #photography #artist #womanartist #feminist
DDA's Interview with fabulous painter and feminist activist Kat Shaw!
Don't Delete Art Interview With... Kat Shaw
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For those interested in learning more about AV laws, check out this open letter we were proud to sign on to from @fightforthefuture.org ! www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-03...
NEW LETTER: 90 civil rights and privacy organizations condemn ID-checking bills, citing effectiveness, censorship, and privacy concerns
To whom it may concern, We, the undersigned organizations, write with great concern about the growing number of online ID check bills introduced in over 20 states and U.S. Congress. These bills encou...
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New age verification legislation in 22 U.S. states—meant to protect minors from “harmful” online content— are bound to sweep up artists in regulations that will lead to self-censorship and put limits to the pubic's access to art. Article by @exshaps.bsky.social in @theartnewspaper.bsky.social
Comment | US digital age verification laws are threatening artists’ freedom of expression
New laws to protect minors from “harmful” website content are alarming artists and privacy groups
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A few months ago, an update to Apple's "clean up" retouching tool deployed a "Safety filter" when nudity was detected that would automatically pixelate everything artists wanted to retouch. We told them to remove this frustrating assumption that hindered artists from editing their artwork!
A few weeks ago we had the honor of participating in UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day 2025 as part of a conversation about how digital technologies like AI are impacting artistic freedom. DDA’s @exshaps.bsky.social joined @unesco.org, LAS Art Foundation, CISAC, and Viviana Rangel 🔥
One of the more frustrating things artists face when it comes to art censorship and suppression online is not only that self-censored work is wrongly actioned on, but artwork that has been posted earlier (even years earlier) is actioned on and creates visibility issues for your account.
𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒘: If you are considering submitting to the FTC Inquiry On Tech Censorship before May 21, we urge you to incorporate our boilerplate highlighting the reality of art censorship on platforms but objecting to governmental control over content moderation 🔥 www.dontdelete.art/ftc-response
KOSA is being reintroduced today. It's always been a dangerous censorship bill. But in this environment, with Trump weaponizing every aspect of the Federal government to suppress speech he doesn't like, KOSA is a catastrophic attack on human rights. We have to stop it. StopKOSA.com
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KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a free and open internet, tell your lawmakers to reject #KOSA!
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Artists who have online censorship - BEWARE, this call from the FTC isn’t all it seems to be. Want to send in a comment? Use this: www.dontdelete.art/ftc-response Share this post & spread the word
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Avant-Garde Lawyers@avantgardelawyers.bsky.social · last yr.We welcome Emma Shapiro (Editor-At-Large for @dontdeleteart.bsky.social & AGL Comms Officer) to discuss online art censorship and the internet regulations that affect free expression, as part of our new Art* module. Register before 4/23! avantgardelawyers.org/the-art-of-d... @exshaps.bsky.social
New from DDA: "DDA Interview With...", a regular series highlighting the artists, activists, & voices against art censorship online! Inaugurating our series: Armando Cabba @armandocabba.bsky.social with interviews in the DDA blog & youtube channel!
Ever wondered what your rights as an artist on social media really are? @dontdeleteart.bsky.social is holding a free online webinar on Social Media & Art Censorship on April 3rd. Sign up here: #DigitalFreedom #OnlineSafety (1/2)
Social Media & Art Censorship - Lawyers for the Creative Arts
If you’re an artist who wants to share your creations with a wider audience, you know how important it is to post your work on social media. Just as important
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Wonder what your rights as an artist on social media in the US really are? Join us as we talk rights with @ncacensorship.bsky.social , Saper Law, and Lawyers For The Creative Arts! April 3, 12-1:30 CT // 1-2:30 EST register for free: law-arts.org/event/social...
Social Media & Art Censorship - Lawyers for the Creative Arts
If you’re an artist who wants to share your creations with a wider audience, you know how important it is to post your work on social media. Just as important
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Ever wondered what your rights as an artist on social media really are? @dontdeleteart.bsky.social is holding a free online webinar on Social Media & Art Censorship on April 3rd. Sign up here:
Social Media & Art Censorship - Lawyers for the Creative Arts
If you’re an artist who wants to share your creations with a wider audience, you know how important it is to post your work on social media. Just as important
law-arts.org
NEW: We've launched our #PracticeSafeText 💬 campaign to defend and promote the use of encrypted services. Encryption keeps your online communications and transactions safe. But it's under attack from powers that threaten your security. Find out more ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releas... #e2ee
Artists in Europe! Do you know about this??
Emma Shapiro@exshaps.bsky.social · 2y agoMy article about the EU's out-of-court dispute settlement bodies (ODS's) published by @theartnewspaper.bsky.social I see a lot of potential for ODS's to incorporate artistic freedom cases, and give a better voice to artists' needs and challenges. But first, we need to use them. Read about it here:
Is the art in your feed curated by... a tech company? Content moderation policies and enforcement algorithms are de facto determining what art circulates. This has an outsized effect on which artists succeed and what kinds of art audiences have the opportunity to see in the first place.
This IWD, we want to call your attention to a key problem affecting the accessibility of art online: The human nude has been a source of artistic inspiration for at least 30,000 years, but common AI algorithms are trained to sexualize (and hide) the female-presenting body.