Censorship
TikTokers are using secret hashtags to discuss self-harm
Under the radar — The hashtag #selfharm is censored on TikTok, but that hasn’t stopped users from speaking out about their experiences. While the platform needs to do more to keep young people safe from triggering content, experts stress that the problem runs much deeper than social media.
Written by: Serena Smith
Inside the fight to save creative freedom
The censorship struggle — Even today, constrictive censorship laws – in Europe and beyond – are stifling creativity and artistic expression. So who will stand up for artists when they’re silenced?
Written by: Chris Hayes
Iranian and Cuban artists break America
Art from the Axis of Evil — New York’s Rogue Space hosts IRAN X CUBA: Beyond the Headline - a gallery of artwork produced by Iranian and Cuban artists, inspired by their respective revolutions. Curator Roya Khadjavi talks about struggles that both separate and unite the two countries.
Written by: Hanna Dugall
Ash Koosha: The Iranian artist building sound sculptures from magnified waveforms
Future shock — After fleeing Iran, Ash Koosha’s future-focussed productions blur the lines between music, film and virtual reality.
Written by: Alex King
Video: The hilarious 1960s anti-porn film that links smutty mags to child murder
The ‘Reefer Madness of porn’ — Watch as hairy-palmed youngster Paul Halliday is seduced into a world of bared butts and kiddie murder, in Pages of Death: a 1962 anti-pornography film unearthed by the Oregon Historical Society.
Written by: Adam White
The celebrity dog that could land you in prison
Insult Thailand's royal dog. Go directly to jail. — The mythic fame of Thailand's Tong Daeng: the rags-to-riches mongrel who stole the hearts of a nation and is now at the forefront of a new wave of state censorship.
Written by: Adam White