"We received nearly 100 submissions from a variety of users both in the U.S. and abroad, including personal accounts, influencers, healthcare clinics, research organizations, and advocacy groups,"
"These users had experienced multiple post removals, account suspensions, and page takedowns without warning, and other limits on their accounts-mostly on Meta platforms. Many had appealed with little success."
"[doesn't] allow people to buy, sell, or exchange drugs that require a prescription from a doctor or a pharmacist."
"discussions about the sale for these goods in online stores or by online retailers"
" debating or advocating for the legality or discussing scientific or medical merits of prescription drugs is allowed."
Electronic Frontier Foundation received nearly 100 submissions from clinics, activists, influencers, healthcare providers, research organizations, and advocacy groups reporting censorship. Reported actions included post removals, account suspensions, and page takedowns on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and LinkedIn, often without warning. Many affected users appealed moderation decisions with little success. One Threads post explaining abortion pills, storage, and shelf life was removed under a policy against selling prescription drugs, despite platform guidelines that permit medical discussion and debate about prescription drugs. Most reported limits and takedowns occurred primarily on Meta platforms, hindering access to reproductive-health information.
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