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The Natural History Museum (NHM) in Vienna, which displays the figurine in its museum as a part of its collection, expressed outrage over the incident. "An archaeological object, especially such an iconic one, should not be banned from Facebook because of 'nudity,' as no artwork should be," the Vienna museum stated in a press release. | The Natural History Museum (NHM) in Vienna, which displays the figurine in its museum as a part of its collection, expressed outrage over the incident. "An archaeological object, especially such an iconic one, should not be banned from Facebook because of 'nudity,' as no artwork should be," the Vienna museum stated in a press release. | ||
|description_of_result=Facebook's apology came in reaction to the Viennese museum's statement and the ensuing public outrage. The company's spokesperson explained that Facebook's policies do not allow depictions of nudity or even suggested nudity. "However, we make an exception for statues, which is why the post should have been approved," they admitted. | |||
In response to the fiasco, Vienna’s tourism board created an OnlyFans account in protest against traditional social media platforms, whose censorship of its art museums and galleries included removing posts of the Venus of Willendorf alongside other works like Liebespaar by Koloman Moser. | |||
The “Vienna strips on OnlyFans” advertising campaign was not only meant to encourage tourists to visit, but also to raise awareness of the censorious standards which contemporary artists are subject to on traditional social media platforms. | |||
|description_of_result=Facebook's apology came in reaction to the Viennese museum's statement, the Viennese tourism board's OnlyFans campaign, and the ensuing public outrage. The company's spokesperson explained that Facebook's policies do not allow depictions of nudity or even suggested nudity. "However, we make an exception for statues, which is why the post should have been approved," they admitted. | |||
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