Emma Shapiro

About a month ago my passion project Exposure Therapy was erased from IG, citing “account integrity”, a vague catchall. My long, hard work is only one of too many artist and activist accounts that have been torn down without recourse. If this happened to you, tell us at @dontdeleteart.bsky.social

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!

Thank you for sharing @daphnek.bsky.social ! I really enjoyed this piece as well. I'm Emma Shapiro from @dontdeleteart.bsky.social , we met during the ODS consultation. You suggested to reach out on bsky, but I can't seem to send you a message -- Sorry for this thoroughly public outreach instead!

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 🫶🤞❤️‍🔥