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.
If art that you have posted online has been removed, downranked, or resulted in restrictions to your online activities, we invite you to submit* a CENSORSHIP REPORT.
*submissions are also considered for inclusion in DDA’s Gallery for Art Censored Online, a rotating curated feature that illustrates what kinds of art is being suppressed online.
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DDA joined Lawyers for the Creative Arts and Saper Law to discuss artists’ legal rights online.
Want to know what your legal rights online really are? Check out this talk!
Introducing “DDA Interview With…”
A new series from Don't Delete Art and Editor-At-Large Emma Shapiro, bringing you special recorded and written interviews with artists, activists, and online art censorship fighters!
Head to our Youtube channel for the latest interview,
& check out the DDA Blog for more content!
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…
The DDA Gallery of Art Censored Online showcases artwork which has been removed or restricted online. It is curated on an ongoing basis by the DDA Team, highlighting the breadth and quality of art that faces online censorship.
If you would like to submit artwork that has been removed or restricted online for our team to consider, click the submit button:
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.
