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Will Meta Finally Lift Its Female Nipple Ban?

Avatar photo by Emma Shapiro January 19, 2023January 20, 2023

An oversight board made recommendations against the company’s restrictive female nudity policies. Will Instagram comply?

Posted inNews

As Tech Layoffs Continue, Meta Slashes Arts Program Staff

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie November 15, 2022November 16, 2022

It’s unclear whether Meta will continue its Open Arts initiative.

Posted inNews

The Metaverse Is Empty, and Legs Won’t Save It

by Rhea Nayyar October 13, 2022October 13, 2022

Decentraland and others are getting mocked for their low visitor numbers while people are roasting Meta Horizons for its awkward head-and-torso figures.

Posted inNews

Meta Launched an AI Video Generator, and It’s Creepy

by Sarah Rose Sharp October 6, 2022October 6, 2022

The technology isn’t available for public use, but Meta (formerly Facebook) released a series of eerie sample clips based on prompts like “cat watching TV” and “spaceship landing.”

Posted inNews

The Curator Archiving Gun Violence Through Art

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu July 11, 2022July 11, 2022

Seven years after Susanne Slavick’s exhibition Unloaded, the curator continues to update a Facebook page dedicated to artworks and texts that examine the impact and proliferation of firearms.

Posted inArt

An Exhibition That Helps Us Rethink Our Relationship to Facebook

Avatar photo 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

Avatar photo 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.

Posted inIn Brief

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

Avatar photo 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

Avatar photo 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

Avatar photo 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

Avatar photo 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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