Instagram’s decision to hide photoshopped images is a disservice to art

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Instagram's decision to hide photoshopped images is a disservice to art

In a controversial turn of events, Instagram has begun hiding photoshopped images on its platform - even in the case of creative uses.

San Francisco-based photographer Toby Harriman was scrolling through his Instagram feed when he suddenly spotted a post flagged for "False Information," PetaPixel writes. It was a first for him, so he clicked through the warning pop-up, only to find it was simply of photo of a man standing on a rainbow-colored hill.

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"Independent fact-checkers say this is false," the message warned. "The primary claims in this information are factually inaccurate," it continued, linking to a report from a website called News Mobile Fact Check Bureau, where you can see the original unedited image.

You read that right: A person had reviewed the image (which is clearly embellished for artistic purposes), and concluded this specific piece of art was "false."

This latest instance of reinforced censorship is the outcome of Facebook's continued efforts to counteract the dissemination of misinformation with authorized third-party fact checkers. Unfortunately, the move has tak



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