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DDA's Interview with fabulous painter and feminist activist Kat Shaw!

NEW LETTER: 90 civil rights and privacy organizations condemn ID-checking bills, citing effectiveness, censorship, and privacy concerns To whom it may concern,  We, the undersigned organizations, write with great concern about the growing number of online ID check bills introduced in over 20 states and U.S. Congress. These bills encou...

For those interested in learning more about AV laws, check out this open letter we were proud to sign on to from @fightforthefuture.org ! www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-03...

Great insights from @mikestabile.bsky.social at @fsc.bsky.social , @riccilevy.bsky.social at @woodhullfreedom.bsky.social , @ncacensorship.bsky.social , and artists Helen Beard and @leahschrager.com

Comment | US digital age verification laws are threatening artists’ freedom of expression New laws to protect minors from “harmful” website content are alarming artists and privacy groups

New age verification legislation in 22 U.S. states—meant to protect minors from “harmful” online content— are bound to sweep up artists in regulations that will lead to self-censorship and put limits to the pubic's access to art.
Article by @exshaps.bsky.social in @theartnewspaper.bsky.social

A few months ago, an update to Apple's "clean up" retouching tool deployed a "Safety filter" when nudity was detected that would automatically pixelate everything artists wanted to retouch.

We told them to remove this frustrating assumption that hindered artists from editing their artwork!

A few weeks ago we had the honor of participating in UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day 2025 as part of a conversation about how digital technologies like AI are impacting artistic freedom.
DDA’s @exshaps.bsky.social joined @unesco.org, LAS Art Foundation, CISAC, and Viviana Rangel 🔥

With “Don’t Delete Art Presents,” we shine a spotlight on the incredible and resilient artists in our DDA Gallery, and their stories of censorship.
Find Justyna’s work and the work of many more artists facing suppression and censorship online at the Don’t Delete Art website! www.dontdelete.art

One of the more frustrating things artists face when it comes to art censorship and suppression online is not only that self-censored work is wrongly actioned on, but artwork that has been posted earlier (even years earlier) is actioned on and creates visibility issues for your account.

𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒘: If you are considering submitting to the FTC Inquiry On Tech Censorship before May 21, we urge you to incorporate our boilerplate highlighting the reality of art censorship on platforms but objecting to governmental control over content moderation 🔥 www.dontdelete.art/ftc-response

Stop KOSA KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a free and open internet, tell your lawmakers to reject #KOSA!

KOSA is being reintroduced today.

It's always been a dangerous censorship bill.

But in this environment, with Trump weaponizing every aspect of the Federal government to suppress speech he doesn't like, KOSA is a catastrophic attack on human rights.

We have to stop it.

StopKOSA.com

Thank you @fightforthefuture.org ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

@fightforthefuture.org @mmasnick.bsky.social @benwhitelaw.bsky.social @eff.org @evangreer.bsky.social @cendemtech.bsky.social @csmapnyu.org @openrightsgroup.bsky.social @jonfavs.bsky.social @aagh.bsky.social @fsc.bsky.social @freedomhouse.bsky.social @woodhullfreedom.bsky.social

Artists who have online censorship - BEWARE, this call from the FTC isn’t all it seems to be. Want to send in a comment? Use this: www.dontdelete.art/ftc-response
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Read the blog piece here: www.dontdelete.art/blog/armando... and watch the interview between Armando and DDA's Editor-At-Large Emma Shapiro here: youtu.be/8LvEZvFtvng?...

New from DDA: "DDA Interview With...", a regular series highlighting the artists, activists, & voices against art censorship online!
Inaugurating our series: Armando Cabba @armandocabba.bsky.social with interviews in the DDA blog & youtube channel!

Thanks for spreading the word!

Social Media & Art Censorship - Lawyers for the Creative Arts If you’re an artist who wants to share your creations with a wider audience, you know how important it is to post your work on social media. Just as important

Ever wondered what your rights as an artist on social media really are? @dontdeleteart.bsky.social is holding a free online webinar on Social Media & Art Censorship on April 3rd. Sign up here:
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Social Media & Art Censorship - Lawyers for the Creative Arts If you’re an artist who wants to share your creations with a wider audience, you know how important it is to post your work on social media. Just as important

Wonder what your rights as an artist on social media in the US really are?
Join us as we talk rights with @ncacensorship.bsky.social , Saper Law, and Lawyers For The Creative Arts!
April 3, 12-1:30 CT // 1-2:30 EST
register for free:
law-arts.org/event/social...

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Social Media & Art Censorship - Lawyers for the Creative Arts If you’re an artist who wants to share your creations with a wider audience, you know how important it is to post your work on social media. Just as important

Ever wondered what your rights as an artist on social media really are? @dontdeleteart.bsky.social is holding a free online webinar on Social Media & Art Censorship on April 3rd. Sign up here:

Image: Three blue 3D inflated message icons overlapping each other on a pink/blue gradient background. Text: Save Encryption – Practice Safe Text.

NEW: We've launched our #PracticeSafeText 💬 campaign to defend and promote the use of encrypted services.

Encryption keeps your online communications and transactions safe. But it's under attack from powers that threaten your security.

Find out more ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releas...

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Artists in Europe! Do you know about this??

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

Is the art in your feed curated by... a tech company? Content moderation policies and enforcement algorithms are de facto determining what art circulates.
This has an outsized effect on which artists succeed and what kinds of art audiences have the opportunity to see in the first place.

Content moderation policies and AI Algorithm design must correct this. The same kinds of art that are readily accessible in museums should not be downranked or deleted online.
If you agree, sign the dontdelete.art/manifesto and demand that artists’ perspectives be included in content moderation!

This IWD, we want to call your attention to a key problem affecting the accessibility of art online:
The human nude has been a source of artistic inspiration for at least 30,000 years, but common AI algorithms are trained to sexualize (and hide) the female-presenting body.

Hi DDA community! Just a note to say how much we appreciate your resilience and art 💖💖 The internet is changing, and being there for each other is more important than ever to assure art is protected and valued wherever we are.

What is everyone's experience with labels and appeals lately?