Microsoft Skydrive Nude Censorship
Date: 2012
Region: Europe
Subject: Nudity
Medium: Painting, Internet
Artist: Amedeo Modigliani
Confronting Bodies: Microsoft
Dates of Action: January 8-10, 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: "Microsoft SkyDrive ‘Confuses Naked With Nude’, Art Account Frozen", Paid Content