In recent weeks Meta has escalated its war against abortion pill providers, blocking, blurring, and outright removing critical content from Instagram and Facebook. This aggressive clampdown, which reached a fever pitch over the last two days,
Meta has come under fire for removing posts from abortion pill providers on Facebook and Instagram, blaming the incidents on "over-enforcement."
Social media company, Meta, has come under fire for blocking and suspending accounts that provide abortion access and information.
Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.
Blurred posts, downranked searches and deleted accounts: Since President Donald Trump's election, groups sharing information about abortion ... attention to CEO Mark Zuckerberg's pledge to refocus ...
Since President Donald Trump's election, groups sharing information about abortion pills say they have faced a surge in online
Reproductive rights organizations accuse Meta of leading the latest wave of digital suppression on Instagram and Facebook, drawing attention to CEO Mark Zuckerberg's pledge to refocus on free speech.
Once again, ‘freedom of speech’ doesn’t actually mean free speech,” said legislative researcher Allison Chapman.
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. | TAG24
In a meeting with Meta employees on Thursday, Mr. Zuckerberg also doubled down on recent changes to the company’s online speech policies and ending its diversity initiatives.
Various providers confirmed their accounts were hidden. In some cases, Facebook and Instagram got rid of the accounts and were no longer visible on the social media platforms,
One would regulate in-clinic abortions, another would require a transvaginal ultrasound before taking abortion medication.