High School Edits Yearbook Photos to Hide Girls’ Chests
A high school in Florida has sparked outrage after it was discovered that at least 80 female students had their photos digitally edited in the yearbook to hide their chests and shoulders.
India Orders Online Photos Critical of Pandemic Response Removed
India is in the midst of what is being described as a "devastating" wave of Covid-19 cases across the country which caused a large influx of social media posts critical of the government's response. Hundreds of posts were ordered to be removed by India's government, which are now blocked in the country.
Yunghi Kim: Is Agreeing NOT to Show a Person’s Face Against the Ethics of Journalism?
Editor’s note: Veteran photojournalist Yunghi Kim (@yunghi) sent me the following thoughts after the publication of my article about the ethics of showing protestors’ faces.
Instagram Says Its Anti-Spam System ‘Incorrectly’ Blocked Black Lives Matter Posts
Instagram landed in hot water yesterday after some users discovered they were being blocked from posting anything with the hashtag #blacklivesmatter. In a statement on Twitter, the photo sharing site blamed its anti-spam system.
Disney Uses Atrocious CGI to Cover Up Daryl Hannah’s Butt in ‘Splash’
Disney is being roundly mocked on social media this week after it was discovered that they used some truly atrocious CGI to try and "cover up" Daryl Hannah's butt in the streaming version of the movie Splash on Disney+.
Shutterstock Employees Opposed to Censorship in China Told They Can ‘Work Elsewhere’
Stock photo giant Shutterstock has found itself in some ethical hot water. In a recording obtained by the media, an executive is heard dismissing employees' concerns about the censorship of search results in China, telling them that they are free "to pursue other opportunities" if they're unhappy with the company's decision.
Sony World Photography Awards Accused of Censorship After Pulling Hong Kong Protest Photos
The Sony World Photography Awards is being accused of censorship by the photojournalist community this week after the renowned competition pulled down multiple photo series depicting the pro-Democracy protests in Hong Kong, blaming the photos' "sensitive nature."
This Iranian Music Streaming Site is Photoshopping Women Out of Their Own Album Covers
Iranian music streaming website Melovaz is under fire today after it was discovered that, in accordance with the country's strict censorship policies, the site is forced to Photoshop out women out of album cover art. The policy means that women are being scrubbed—often very poorly—out of their own cover art, resulting in some very strange, almost comical album covers.
Facebook to Reconsider Nudity Policy After Photographers Protest
Facebook has agreed to rethink its stance on nudity following an outcry from photographers who have been protesting the social network's banning of artistic nudity in photographs.
This Leica Video Just Got ‘Leica’ Banned in China
Leica has sparked a huge backlash in China over a short film released by its ad agency in Brazil. The video (warning: strong language) depicts a news photographer covering the Chinese government's crackdown during pro-democracy protests in Beijing in 1989.
Renowned Chinese Photojournalist Lu Guang Goes Missing in China
One of the most famous Chinese photojournalists has gone missing in China, and there are reports that he was arrested by government security officers.
Trump Volunteer Blocks Photographer’s Camera, Plan Backfires
A volunteer at a rally for President Donald Trump reached out his arm last night to block a photojournalist's camera as he tried to photograph a protester. Another photographer caught the move on camera, and today that photo-blocking volunteer has unintentionally become a viral news story.
How Photoshop is Used to Censor Ads and Album Covers in the Middle East
I admit, the first time I saw these images I though they were fake. Someone probably added their clothes on as a joke. But when I realized the context and saw the source of the images, it made sense. The fact that the execution was bad made it hilarious.
Copyright & Censorship on Instagram: How Marie Claire Stole My Photo
Yesterday I found out that one of my photos was misused, stolen if you ask me, by a major international company. Sadly this type of thing is so common that it’s almost not worth writing about. However, it’s what happened during my quest to call-out the company that really captured my attention.
Photographer Says Texas Rep. Blocked Him from Photographing Protesters
Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert is being accused of a very rudimentary style of censorship by photojournalist Jim Lo Scalzo. According to Lo Scalzo, Gohmert got up and physically blocked his view so that he couldn't photograph protesters during attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions’ confirmation hearings earlier this week.
Facebook Updates Censorship Policy to Avoid Another ‘Napalm Girl’ Issue
Facebook's rigid content restrictions and community standards are softening a bit today, and it's all because of Nick Ut and his Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Terror of War, known by many as "Napalm Girl."
‘Napalm Girl’ Photographer Nick Ut Talks About the Facebook Controversy
It seems like everybody has chimed in about the Facebook censorship controversy surrounding Pulitzer Prize Winning photographer Nick Ut's photo "Terror of War" ... except the photographer himself. Until now.
Facebook Censors Iconic ‘Napalm Girl’ Photo Because… Nudity
Facebook is being slammed by Norway's largest newspaper after the social network deleted a post showing the iconic Vietnam War 'Napalm Girl' photo because the shot contains nudity.
Instagram Disabled Woman’s Account For Posting This Cake Photo
Image recognition is widely used to flag and remove offensive content from social media these days, but sometimes artificial intelligence isn't very intelligent. One Instagram user just found that out after she had her account disabled for posting a photo of a cake.
Photographer Joey L.’s Photos of Kurdish PKK Fighters Deleted by Instagram
Back in June, we shared a series of photos by Joey L., who made a dangerous trip to Kurdistan to point his camera at the Kurdish guerrilla groups fighting in the Syrian civil war.
It turns out that many of the photos violate Instagram's policies, not because they show violence or graphic scenes, but because they show members of PKK, a group that's listed on "terrorist" lists. Joey L. isn't pleased with the policy.