STATEMENTS & PRESS RELEASES

The contents below were initially developed as part of a collaboration between civil rights organizations, art collectors, and artist-activists including: Article 19, ARC-Artists at Risk Connection, Freemuse, IBEX collectors, International Arts Rights Advisors, National Coalition Against Censorship, PEN America, Emma Shapiro, Savannah Spirit, Spencer Tunick, and others.

  • Statement: NCAC Celebrates Meta’s Oversight Board’s New Policy Recommendations for Account Governance

    June 4, 2026

  • Press Release: Don’t Delete Art Launches Social Media Collaboration with Free the Nipple in March 2026

    March 4, 2026

  • Ellipsis Alicante unit logo with digital binary code forming the letters 'A' and the phrase 'DON’T DELTE ART' with a trash can icon replacing the letter 'E'.

    Press Release: ELLIS Alicante and DDA collaborate on the intersection between AI and Art

    July 10, 2023

  • Press Release: DDA Manifesto

    June 15, 2023

  • Press Release: Don't Delete Art Day Of Action

    June 8, 2023

  • Statement: Following advocacy efforts by NCAC and DDA, Meta pledges to improve transparency around “shadowbanning”

    December 9, 2022

  • Statement: NCAC and DDA Join Other Organizations to Demand Internet Infrastructure Providers Stop Censoring User-Generated Content

    December 2, 2022

  • Comment: Artistic Freedom and the Internet Infrastructure

    December 1, 2022

  • Announcing: Don't Delete Art Resources

    NCAC’s press release announcing the creation of Don’t Delete Art’s resource page.

    March 12, 2021

  • Text that says "DON'T DELETE ART" with the word "DELETE" replaced by a trash can icon and the phrase "A Gallery, Resource Center, and Campaign" below.

    Press Release: National Coalition Against Censorship

    DDA is launched!

    May 19, 2020