In this special guest blog post, Emma Shapiro, Editor-at-large for Don´t Delete Art explores a burning topic, the censorship of artists on one of the world´s largest social media platforms: Instagram. Learn how content moderation and art censorship affect artists and how you can take action.

I was born in the colony of British Guiana, on the South American coast, at a time of great change and great upheaval. The year of my birth, 1953, coincided with the first election held under universal suffrage in British Guiana. An important step for a small, multi-ethnic country in its struggle for independence, which would eventually come in 1966. The day of my birth, August 3rd, occurred during the celebrations of the anniversary of the Emancipation of slaves of African descent in British Guiana. The capital city of Georgetown where I was born was built on a swamp; the land had been reclaimed and made inhabitable by slave labourers. History and politics would go on to shape my experiences from childhood into adulthood, from an innocent child into the man I am today: an Artist in Resistance.