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An Exhibition That Helps Us Rethink Our Relationship to Facebook

by Filippo Lorenzin October 10, 2021October 8, 2021

The main aim of the show is to offer a creative, clever perspective on the reasons behind the alienated and addicted relationship we sustain with social media platforms.

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Facebook Lifts Australia Ban, but Arts Organizations Will Face Long-term Repercussions

by George Dunford February 25, 2021February 25, 2021

What did the overreaching ban on “news pages” mean for affected small arts organizations and publishers who relied on the platform to build audiences?

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Facebook “Unfriends” Australian Arts Organizations

by Gina Fairley February 19, 2021February 19, 2021

Over 300 arts organizations discovered their Facebook pages had been removed as a result of the site’s reaction to a recent regulation over media guidelines.

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Twitter Labels Fake Video of Joe Biden as “Manipulated Content”

by Valentina Di Liscia March 9, 2020

After being shared by Donald Trump, the video became the first media flagged by Twitter’s new policy to curb the spread of fake videos.

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Critics Say Facebook’s Measures to Limit Manipulated Videos Are Insufficient

by Valentina Di Liscia January 8, 2020January 8, 2020

“Facebook wants you to think the problem is video-editing technology, but the real problem is Facebook’s refusal to stop the spread of disinformation,” said Drew Hammill, a spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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In Mark Zuckerberg’s World, “Provenance” Means Nothing

by Kate Gill October 29, 2019

The tech entrepreneur’s use of the word provenance serves to erase its weighty history as an art historical term — and Facebook’s complicity in spreading “fake news.”

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Instagram Held a Private Meeting With Artists About Its Nudity Policies

by Kate Gill October 22, 2019October 23, 2019

Just hours later, ironically, one of the participating artists, Micol Hebron, had her account suspended for posting a topless photo outside of Instagram headquarters.

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PEN America to Facebook: Stop Taking Money for Bogus Political Ads

by Sarah Rose Sharp October 22, 2019

Mark Zuckerberg, when your platform has the ability to sway entire national elections, it’s time to take a stand.

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Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Artist Subodh Gupta to Be Wiped From Instagram and Google, Delhi High Court Orders

by Jasmine Weber October 1, 2019

The court also ordered that Facebook, which owns Instagram, reveal the owner of Scene and Herd, an anonymous Instagram account responsible for sparking a #MeToo movement in India’s arts community.

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Facebook Settles 8-Year Case With Teacher Who Posted Courbet’s “Origin of the World”

by Hakim Bishara August 6, 2019

After an eight-year legal battle, the company has finally reached an agreement with Frédéric Durand-Baïssas. The social media giant will make an unspecified donation to a French street art association, Durand’s lawyer said.

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How Social Media is Allowing for Illegal Antiquities Trafficking

by Michael Press July 11, 2019July 12, 2019

The Antiquities Trafficking and Heritage Anthropology Research (ATHAR) Project has published a critical report on West Asian antiquities trafficking taking place more or less out in the open on Facebook.

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Facebook’s Possible Skyscraper Inaugurates the “Penn15” Club

by Zachary Small June 7, 2019June 7, 2019

New architectural renderings for Facebook’s offices at 15 Penn Plaza have an absurd name, but the real joke is that the company has already committed to leasing another building at One Madison Avenue.

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