NewsSocial media
Censored? Shadowbanned? Deleted? Here is a guide for artists on social media
New York-based advocacy group Don’t Delete Art's comprehensive tips on how to comply with social media platforms' rules on art include advice from Facebook and Instagram staff
NewsSocial media
Art history with a side of mayonnaise: Uffizi Galleries launches new Facebook cooking show
Weekly video series “Uffizi da mangiare” invites Florentine chefs to present recipes inspired by the Italian museum's collection
InterviewFacebook
What's happening to free will and human agency? Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg speaks to artist Jeremy Hutchison on Instagram today
On an Instagram Live chat, Hutchison wants to quiz the social media leader about algorithms and whether users on his platforms will get paid
NewsFeminism
Vancouver painter’s $100 Facebook portraits raise more than $150,000 for residency project
Proto-Riot Grrrl Jean Smith plans to launch space to support international artists
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Facebook and Instagram ban trading of historical artefacts
Heritage group Athar were part of a campaign highlighting the social media giants' “black market in antiquities”
InterviewSocial media
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has gained almost 200,000 social media followers since lockdown began—here's how
We speak to the museum's social media manager Claire Lanier about her digital engagement strategies in the age of Covid-19
NewsAntiquities & Archaeology
Online antiquities smugglers are taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis
Heritage watchdog sees rise in posts from trafficking groups on Facebook
AnalysisArt's Most Popular 2020
Which museums have the biggest social media followings?
Increasingly, the digital sphere is a new frontier for institutions to battle it out for the attention of culture-seekers
FeatureSocial media
The top six hashtags to follow now as the art world moves onto social media
The museums of Modern art in New York and San Francisco are leading the way on promoting digital content on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook
NewsCensorship
Long-running Facebook battle over censored Courbet painting gets happy ending
Social media giant pays out after closing French teacher's account for posting photo of the Origin of the World
NewsCensorship
Facebook censors artist's work criticising male-dominated society because it features naked breasts
The social media giant also deleted her comments and friends
NewsFacebook
French court makes mixed ruling in Courbet ‘censorship’ case
The social media giant was found to be at fault for closing a schoolteacher’s account but his claims for €20,000 in damages were dismissed
NewsCensorship
Facebook censors 30,000 year-old Venus of Willendorf as 'pornographic'
Nude statue is latest artwork to be deemed inappropriate by social media giant