"Meta - the parent company of Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and WhatsApp - has reportedly disabled or shadow-banned the accounts of more than 50 abortion providers, queer organizations, and reproductive healthcare organizations around the world over the past few months. What an advocate described as "one of the biggest waves of censorship" on the company's platforms began in October and appears to be an escalation of Meta's Trump-era approach to abortion and LGBTQ+ related content, The Guardian reports."
"While many of the organizations whose accounts were removed or restricted are based in the U.K. and Europe, groups serving women in Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East have also been affected. Meta's alleged actions come nearly a year after The Guardian reported on the company's shadow-banning (severely limiting the number of users who can see certain accounts' content) of accounts of organizations that help Americans access abortion pills."
Meta disabled or shadow-banned more than 50 accounts belonging to abortion providers, queer organizations, and reproductive healthcare organizations worldwide beginning in October. Many affected accounts are based in the U.K. and Europe, with others serving women in Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Censorship of LGBTQ+ content on Instagram has noticeably increased since November 2024 and has been described as algorithmic silencing. Reproductive-health account removals rose sharply, with over 200 instances tracked in 2025 compared to 81 in 2024. The pattern echoes earlier shadow-banning of groups that help Americans access abortion pills and reflects an escalation in content restrictions.
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