Accused of censorship, Instagram turns to artists like Betty Tompkins and Marilyn Minter for help.
All in all, around 20 representatives from the art world participated in the roundtable, the vast majority of whom were women who've had posts removed because of Instagram's policies regarding content. Aside from Tompkins, though, there was one other notable absence: members of the press, making Instagram's request that attendees sign non-disclosure agreements about the day's discussion all the more conspicuous.
"I felt like this was an exchange of ideas from forward-leaning people trying to do the right thing," Minter toldvia email after the meeting. "These were difficult conversations from well-meaning people trying to find solutions. Some of the artists had grievances but there was no hostility. If we are going to grow and change we need these conversations. I left feeling that this topic is a work in progress.
"Instagram has nominated themselves to be the online voice for the art world," Tompkins said. "And they’ve succeeded. You can’t be active in the art world without a voice on Instagram." Of course, you also can't have a voice on Instagram if the app deletes your posts or shuts down your account—a practice they don't seem to be moving away from any time soon.
From the sound of it, though, that was the point. "For us it’s a case of taking away the feedback that we heard, and bringing it to the broader teams to understand what we can and can’t implement," Facebook's spokesperson said. As for what's next: "Nothing specific at the moment."
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