Microsoft Skydrive Nude Censorship
Date: 2012
Region: Europe
Subject: Nudity
Medium: Painting,
Artist: Amedeo Modigliani
Confronting Bodies: Microsoft
Dates of Action: January 8, 2012
Location: London, United Kingdom; the Internet
Description of Artwork: Oil painting of female nude
The Incident: UK blogger Michael Ohajuru had his Microsoft SkyDrive storage account frozen because the picture violates Microsoft's Code of Conduct which prohibits images that "depict nudity of any sort.”
Results of Incident: Ohajuru removed the prohibited image from his SkyDrive account, and his account was subsequently re-activated.
Source: http://paidcontent.org/article/419-art-blogger-microsoft-skydrive-confuses-naked-with-nude-freezes-account/ [[Category:Europe]