After years of censorship and prison time, Iranian director Jafar Panahi is back with a new thriller, shot in secret, about revenge. He tells us how he made it happen
Dec 04, 2025
Amid global crackdowns on NSFW content, two erotic art pioneers, the Tom of Finland Foundation and Erika Lust, talk to Dazed about who gets to draw the line between art and porn, and offer some tips for emerging artists to navigate censorship
Oct 22, 2025
As Donald Trump’s second presidency sparks comparisons to McCarthyism and a new ‘Blue Scare’, we look back at cinema’s most notorious blacklist – and the solidarity messages these films still carry
Oct 13, 2025
In three decades on the frontlines of culture, Wolfgang Tillmans has witnessed firsthand what happens when freedom of expression is curtailed. He shares his blueprint for a future that’s unredacted
Oct 02, 2025
Trying to circumvent social media guidelines is changing our relationship to language – so what does it mean to engage with political ideas through platforms that are owned by the ultra-rich and algorithms that reward self-censorship?
Sep 29, 2025
Years after ‘CV dazzle’ first came onto the scene, the use of facial recognition software like Clearview AI against protesters has sparked a renewed interest in anti-surveillance makeup – but how does it hold up against new technology?
Sep 18, 2025
Since the Online Safety Act was implemented earlier this week, people have been blocked from accessing vital information about Palestine, sexual health, transitioning, self-harm... and labubus
Jul 30, 2025
As Kneecap faces a ‘smear campaign’ for their statements in support of Palestine, we look back on five times artists have been subject to censorship
Apr 29, 2025
A video from the Irish rap trio’s November 2024 performance has resurfaced in the wake of Kneecap’s highly-publicised performances at Coachella festival over the last two weekends
Apr 23, 2025
Here’s a list of novels to read that have recently been challenged or banned from public schools and libraries across the US
Feb 25, 2025
Speaking at the launch of her retrospective exhibition at Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie, the artist took aim at Israel’s onslaught against Palestine and Lebanon: ‘Why are you afraid to hear this, Germany?’
Dec 09, 2024
Under a new law passed yesterday, which critics describe as ‘Orwellian’ and ‘dangerously vague’, the US government will be able to punish any non-profit it accuses of ‘supporting terrorism’, without having to provide any evidence
Nov 22, 2024
Like a fried Oreo or Mars bar, but memes
Nov 11, 2022
The microblogging platform has reversed its 2018 decision to censor all nudity on the app, although its infamous ban on porn remains in place
Nov 02, 2022
The London photographer’s explicit exhibition – presented on hundreds of keyrings – looks at censorship, sploshing, and obscenity
Jan 28, 2022