censorship

Facebook censors images of Rubens nude paintings

Jul 25, 2018 Dunja Đuđić

It’s nothing new that Facebook censors nude photos, but now it turns out that even classical works of art aren’t spared from the social network’s…



The Nude Blogger scores a point against Instagram and social media censorship

Sep 4, 2017 John Aldred

We all know how important social media platforms are these days for promotion our brand. In the case of Australian blogger, Jessa O’Brien, (a.k.a. thenudeblogger),…



Capitol Hill police forces journalists to delete protest photos

Jul 27, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

This Tuesday, the reporters of many major newspapers tried covering the healthcare protests on Capitol Hill. According to their tweets from the Senate Gallery, the…



How Photoshop is used to accommodate Middle East’s modesty laws

Jun 21, 2017 Pratik Naik

I admit, the first time I saw these images I though they were fake. Someone probably added their clothes on as a joke. But when…



Copyright and Censorship on Instagram: Marie Claire stole my photo and blocked me from commenting

Apr 21, 2017 James Jollay

Yesterday I found out that one of my photographs was misused, or stolen if you ask me, by a major international publishing company. Sadly this…



Can off the shelf AI Vision systems detect and censor art nude photographs?

Dec 1, 2016 Simon Walden

Question: can AI vision systems from Microsoft and Google, which are available for free to anybody, identify NSFW (not safe for work, nudity) images? Can…



Facebook to relax censorship restrictions on photos considered newsworthy

Oct 24, 2016 John Aldred

After a rather recent public controversy over censorship rules, Facebook are revisiting their playbook when it comes to newsworthy images. Those posting images like the one…



Facebook censored, then uncensored, famous photo of ‘Napalm Girl’

Sep 10, 2016 Udi Tirosh

Facebook is probably the biggest media outlet in the word, which probably makes Mark Zuckerberg the most powerful editor in the world. But with great…



Facebook now censors photos for depicting body in ‘undesirable manner’ even when promoting feminist agenda

May 26, 2016 Udi Tirosh

To start with the end of the story, Facebook did apologize and allowed the photo at the end, but this case shows how Social media…



Thailand Declares War on Underboob Selfies; Could Lead To Five Years in Jail

Mar 30, 2015 Liron Samuels

Thailand’s military government recently warned local women to refrain from posting selfies revealing the lower half of their breasts. Underboob selfies have apparently become a…