forget my older news question which was titled:

Is deviantArt turning into devi-antisemetic-Art???

forget about a head admin stating this:

and it's copy

is of equal value to a defamatory drawing on G.W. Bush

forget all about those and about FAQ #303: I'm offended by something I saw on the website!

here's the "real" story:

dA has been recently promoting a banner by a website dedicated to the defamation of the state of Israel.

the banner text states: "ISRAELI LIFE, ISRAELI LIE" (READ MORE)

off dA link to banner: [link]

off dA link to screen cap: [link]

off da link to phone cam capture: [link]

Google removed that website from the AdSense advertising program for “unacceptable content,” “advocating against a group,” and “sensitive content.” Yahoo/Overture restricted the ads to a few odd keywords. Adbrite closed their account. Amazon deleted all reviews to stop the discussion. Russian ad provider Begun rejected the ads as “extremist.” Many other sites and conventional media outlets refused the ads and China blocked the site.

But dev-antisemetic-Art accepts
But dev-antisemetic-Art accepts
But dev-antisemetic-Art accepts

regardless of what you think you know about the Israeli-Arab conflict, i doubt you would support countries being targeted for attack by commercials on your art website.

p.s. if you care about dA not going in this direction, please consider clicking on the +fav button for both this news piece and also for the previous one.

_{proper disclosure: i've been previously active in anti-defamation activity and some of my submissions have been regarded as offensive to the very people who usually post anti-zionist/anti-israel hate art.}