Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.
Once again, ‘freedom of speech’ doesn’t actually mean free speech,” said legislative researcher Allison Chapman.
Reproductive rights organizations accuse Meta of leading the latest wave of digital suppression on Instagram and Facebook.
Meta’s Facebook and Instagram are drawing criticism for blurring, blocking or removing two abortion pill providers’ posts, which has become more evident in recent days and is another escalation of the company’s rightward swing as President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
Since Donald Trump returned to office multiple abortion advocacy organizations have reported that their Instagram accounts have been shadow-banned, had posts removed or were temporarily suspended.
Meta has come under fire for removing posts from abortion pill providers on Facebook and Instagram, blaming the incidents on "over-enforcement."
The posts and accounts that were obscured or removed were restored after The New York Times started asking questions. Meta cites its policy against selling pharmaceutical drugs on its platforms without proper certification and acknowledged some “over-enforcement.
Instagram and Facebook have recently blurred, blocked or removed posts from two abortion pill providers. Instagram also suspended the accounts of several abortion pill providers and hid the ...
The now-former priest, who’s also a popular far-right British commentator, told the crowd, “The people who understand, cheer… The people who do not, reach for their pitchforks.” Erm!
A newly proposed bill would ban all women from getting an abortion if it's passed in the US. With Donald Trump back in The White House, American politics is going through an awful lot of change right now.
Since President Donald Trump's election win, groups sharing information about abortion pills say they have faced a surge in censorship on Meta's platforms.
When you go shopping or visit the doctor, your smartphone tracks your journey there. It also tracks what we like and share on Facebook and Instagram; what we listen to on Spotify or watch on YouTube;