WHAT IS
DON’T DELETE ART?
Don’t Delete Art (DDA) is a project drawing attention to the damage done when art is censored in online environments. We are a collaboration of artist-activists and human rights organizations advocating for greater protection of artistic expression across platforms.
We’re sure you have questions, concerns, and hopes about Meta’s changes, and we do, too. The only way we will know how this will affect artists, is if you continue to report your experiences to Don’t Delete Art. As such, we have updated our Artist’s Instagram Account Status Survey & Report Form HERE to accept reports about what you are experiencing and what is changing.
Want to know more? Read this article by DDA’s Emma Shapiro about How Meta’s New Policies Will Affect Artists
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Interview with SHEROES founder María González
In this interview on the DDA Blog, we delve into the need for projects like SHEROES that spotlight violence against women and girls, their ongoing problems with social media suppression and removals, and what it means to give a platform to unseen artists.
This week’s featured artist from the DDA Gallery of Art Censored Online:
Chiara No
“My first deactivation was emotionally hard. I lost thousands of followers, two years’ worth of carefully written posts and a large portion of images and videos.
Before my first post was deleted, I used to post a few funny pictures. In July 2016, I posted a photo of me lifting my dress revealing “granny” underwear. It was reported almost instantly for “nudity and pornography.” Since then, I have mainly been testing the boundaries of IG’s Community Guidelines and at times, usually in frustration, pointing out their hypocrisies and biases.”
See what else they’ve been hiding from you
If you know of art that has been removed or downranked (a.k.a. “shadowbanned”) online, submit it for consideration to be included in DDA’s Gallery for Art Censored Online, a rotating curated feature that illustrates what kinds of art is being suppressed online.
HAS YOUR ARTWORK BEEN DOWNRANKED OR DELETED ONLINE?
ways to get involved
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Artist's Instagram Account Status Survey & Report Form
Now more than ever, Instagram's content moderation remains a critical issue.
We want to know what is happening, how it's happening, and how it is affecting you as an artist -- only YOU know what is happening in your account, and that information could be key. -
DDA MANIFESTO
Social media corporations have become cultural gatekeepers with unprecedented power to determine which art works can freely circulate and which ones are banned or pushed into the digital margins.
JOIN US and THOUSANDS of artists, curators, critics, galleries, historians, students, and cultural institutions in telling social media companies that there must be greater support of artistic expression on social media.
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Censorship Art Spots: Open Call!
Inspired by MTV’s 1985 “Art Breaks” series, we are calling for videos from the DDA community artistically responding to the problem of online art censorship and drawing attention to the obstacles and frustrations that come with it.
SUBMIT YOURS TODAY
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DDA Store
Don’t Delete Art is made possible by in-kind volunteered time. Purchasing our merch helps us stay afloat & continue our goals fighting for artists who are censored online. Thank you for your purchase. We appreciate you!
Currently only available in the U.S.
