Emma Shapiro

Proud of this piece in @theartnewspaper.bsky.social on a critical issue that will seriously limit artistic expression online across the US!
Thank you to @mikestabile.bsky.social @fsc.bsky.social , @riccilevy.bsky.social @woodhullfreedom.bsky.social , @ncacensorship.bsky.social & @leahschrager.com

💙 so proud to represent @dontdeleteart.bsky.social at @unesco.org in Brussels last week 🙌 we had the honor of participating in “Artistic Freedom and Creativity: Navigating AI In A Volatile World”, part of UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day 2025 👀

See you there! ;)

So proud to be presenting as part of this incredible lineup of artists, activists, and legal professionals for The Art* of Defending Artists, Module 3: Art*
Register by April 23 to secure your spot for this groundbreaking programme: avantgardelawyers.org/the-art-of-d...

I had the privilege of participating in the 2023 Art of Defending Artists course from @avantgardelawyers.bsky.social -- if you want to learn how to defend at-risk artists using international networks and mechanisms, register for the 2025 course! avantgardelawyers.org/the-art-of-d...

Registration is open for The Art* of Defending Artists 3.0, between 28 April - 4 June 2025! Here’s what our 2023 programme participants have to say about their experience. #agl
#capacitybuilding

I'll be speaking alongside @ncacensorship.bsky.social and Lawyers for the Creative Arts at this event to discuss the legal rights artists *really* have when confronting social media and digital spaces -- join us (it's free!)

“Artists should enjoy greater levels of protections for their contribution to public debate, essential in a free and open society.”
Andra Matei, AGL Founder
#ArtistsRights #LawyersForArtists #artisticfreedom #agl

Too long artists have relied on the black-box appeals systems within platforms to decide the fate of their visibility. This has real potential to change the game for artists who experience censorship and suppression online.
Thanks @theartnewspaper.bsky.social
www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/03/11/t...

The UK’s encryption-breaking order for a backdoor into iCloud isn’t a one-off.

The secret hearing happening RIGHT NOW is bigger than just Apple. If the government wins, our right to privacy and security falls.

Other services will be hit.

Sign our petition ➡️ you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ke...

@garethharr.bsky.social @sephspeaks.bsky.social @eff.org @boslaarts.com @indexoncensorship.org @techpolicypress.bsky.social @bloggeronpole.bsky.social @markscott.bsky.social @sarawhyatt.bsky.social @avaaz.bsky.social @artforum.com @tinariversryan.bsky.social @openrightsgroup.bsky.social

Comment | The UK is attempting to pry open a notorious data ‘backdoor’—here's why that's alarming for artists Emma Shapiro on the UK government's secret order to break end-to-end encryption and allow access to all citizens’ Apple iCloud data

The UK’s recent demand of Apple to break E2EE for iCloud storage was/is dangerous for everyone, everywhere, including artists.
It's critical that artists are aware of threats to their digital rights, so thank you @theartnewspaper.bsky.social for the opportunity.
More arts journals should care.

@mmasnick.bsky.social @eimdotco.bsky.social @benwhitelaw.bsky.social @techpolicypress.bsky.social @techfreedom.org @ec.europa.eu @sarawhyatt.bsky.social @freemuse.bsky.social @avaaz.bsky.social @indexoncensorship.org @boslaarts.com @jillian.bsky.social

Here's how the EU is aiding artists in tackling social media moderation issues Out-of-court dispute settlement bodies are an important development in supporting creative expression

My 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:

www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/03/10/t...

The Body Room is one of the most important and truly feminist things I've ever created, along with my inspired collaborator @awayfromthegrain.bsky.social <3 happy international women's day

So honored to join this prestigious jury for @playdecentraland.bsky.social Fashion Week “The Banners We Wear” competition! 🥰

Loop 2, printed at Paco Mora in València

so, 3 labels were automatically put on this collage artwork: "Adult Content (explicit sexual images)", "Sexually Suggestive (Does not include nudity)", and "Non-Sexual Nudity (e.g. artistic nudes)" I very much disagree with the first 2, appeals aren't working. @moderation.bsky.app @bsky.app

I opened my @flashes.blue acct to have a better place to share my art, so I better get started 😘

Happy Valentine’s Day 💖💖 (this is a test of the labeling system, have a lovely day!) @nipocrisy.bsky.social

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Exposure Therapy reveals the Nipocrisy of gender-based censorship and promotes body equality. For our new frontiers of censorship and threats to free expression, I will be pursuing the fight using the name Nipocrisy from now on. Find the history of Exposure Therapy on IG at @NIPeoPLE

Speaking Freely: Emma Shapiro Emma Shapiro is an American artist, writer, and activist who is based in Valencia, Spain. She is the Editor-At-Large for the Don’t Delete Art campaign and the founder of the international art project ...

Not all nudity is sexual— it depends on intent and consent. I use nudity in my artwork, which is often misunderstood as sexual, further proving the need for my activism.
I spoke about my project @nipocrisy.bsky.social and the effects of gender-based censorship on free expression w @eff.org 👇❤️‍🔥

Since 2018, Exposure Therapy has spread to over 40 countries, and sparked countless conversations about gender-based censorship & our assumptions of the female-presenting body. Follow now on @nipocrisy.bsky.social as we continue the fight for body equality and free expression into new battlegrounds❤️‍🔥

Hello Flashes! Here’s sending up a little prayer that the female-presenting body is treated better here 🫶🤞❤️‍🔥

To Stop The Coup, We Must Be Clear About The Truth: Two Plus Two Equals Four In George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, the ultimate act of rebellion comes when Winston Smith insists that two plus two equals four, defying a system that demands he accept whatever re…

An important follow up to his first post about how we're absolutely in the middle of a coup, @brockm.bsky.social explains how simply calling out the truth in the face of a bombardment of lies is critical. www.techdirt.com/2025/02/04/t...

Thank you @willpreisner.bsky.social for your impressive skill for interviewing and discussing this wide-ranging topic! Speaking with you even brought me to some realizations about my own practice that surely will have impact going forward <3

Redefining the Body through Art & Activism - Emma Shapiro - Artist, Activist & Writer Art Vs The Algorithm · Episode

Nude modelling is the foundation of my artwork and my activism - and has been integral to art for centuries. So why do artists and models face so much judgement, misunderstanding and censorship for it? Listen to a deep-dive on art, modelling, and @dontdeleteart.bsky.social on Art Vs The Algorithm!