censorship
Breastfeeding cookie ad removed in Times Square
May 17, 2024
Alex Baker
An advertisement in New York’s Times Square depicting a breastfeeding cook has been removed amid a spate of ‘moral panic’. Allegedly, the advertisement was simply…
Facebook’s AI flags Auschwitz memorial photos for “nudity” and “bullying”
Apr 30, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
Facebook has had absurd image censorship in the past, including a classic painting, an ancient Roman statue, and the Venus of Willendorf. While all of…
Google adds auto blur feature to any explicit image even if SafeSearch is turned off
Feb 9, 2023
Alex Baker
Google is rolling out a safer image search feature over the coming months that will blur any images that it deems explicit. It will apparently…
Facebook and Instagram told to stop censoring female nipples by advisory board
Jan 19, 2023
Alex Baker
The advisory board for Meta has informed Facebook and Instagram that they need to reverse their policy of censorship of bare breasts on the platforms….
Award-winning photographer has exhibition with Helmut Newton censored for her same sex imagery
Oct 14, 2022
Alex Baker
An internationally acclaimed photographer has told of her frustration and disappointment after a Barcelona art museum censored her prestigious concurrent exhibition with images by Helmut…
Egypt criminalises photos and videos that are offensive to the country
Jul 21, 2022
Alex Baker
Egypt: one of those truly exotic and enigmatic destinations, steeped in history. It’s on a lot of people’s bucket lists to visit, photographers and non-photographers…
Russia bans Facebook and Instagram after Meta allows violent posts against Russians
Mar 14, 2022
Dunja Đuđić
Earlier this month, Russia decided to ban Facebook citing “discrimination against Russian media.” But as of today, Instagram is banned in this country, too. One…
Instagram removes Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers” movie poster due to a lactating nipple [NSFW]
Aug 12, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
One of many double standards oddities of Instagram is that it doesn’t allow nipples, but only if they’re female. Not even a famous movie director…
Instagram’s new sensitivity filter might be censoring your work
Jul 26, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
Last week, Instagram introduced the new “Sensitive content control” feature within the app. It lets users choose how much sensitive content they want to see…
High school accused of body-shaming girls after photoshopping their cleavages in yearbook photos
May 24, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
Bartram Trail High School in St. Johns County, Florida recently came under fire for photoshopping girls’ bodies in yearbook photos. After their yearbook was published,…