censorship
Black plus size model’s campaign forces Instagram to change its nudity policy
Oct 27, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
Back in June, Instagram censored an image of a Black, plus-size model Nyome Nicholas – Williams holding an arm across her breasts. This caused a…
Instagram accused of “double standards”, “fat-shaming” after banning parody image but not the original [NSFW]
Oct 21, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
No matter how hard some influencers try to debunk the myth of “the perfect body,” there will always be those who promote it. Heck, even…
Facebook bans photo of “sexy onions” from the platform
Oct 9, 2020
John Aldred
Yes, folks, you read that right. Facebook banned a photo of onions posted to the Facebook page of Canada-based seed company, Gaze Seed Company for…
Shutterstock: “Go and work somewhere else” to employees complaining about image censorship in China
Mar 3, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
A few months ago, the Chinese government reportedly required Shutterstock to start censoring some topics for China-based users. Some Shutterstock employees disagreed, claiming that “blacklisting”…
Sony World Photography Awards accused of censorship after removing Hong Kong protests images
Feb 20, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
Sony World Photography Awards (SWPA) recently announced finalists and shortlists of its annual contest. However, some images of Hong Kong protests have been removed due…
YouTube flags famous photo “Napalm Girl” because it “violates Child Safety Policy”
Jan 8, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
Facebook has gone under fire a few times so far for censoring “nude” images that are artistic, iconic, or merely show nude statues. And after…
Iranian streaming website uses Photoshop to remove women from album covers
Oct 24, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
An Iranian music streaming website Melovaz recently came under fire for removing images of women from album covers. World-famous artists like Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, and…
Facebook to reconsider its nudity policy after photographers’ outcry
Jun 6, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
Facebook has the policy to ban photographic nudity, which has been a problem for many photographers who share their work on Facebook and Instagram. But…
Facebook censors images of two ancient Roman statues for nudity
Feb 5, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
Many cultural institutions use social networks nowadays to promote their events. Geneva’s Museum of Art and History is no exception, but Facebook’s photo policy ruined…
Facebook thinks Irving Penn’s work is pornography, censors it for nudity
Sep 10, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
Facebook has had some pretty weird cases of censoring works of art before. This time, photos taken by iconic photographer Irving Penn were censored because,…