Tech giants including Google, Meta and Amazon accused of censorship for blocking adverts on women's health

Femtech companies have formally accused major tech platforms like Meta, Google, and LinkedIn of unfairly blocking content related to women's health, such as posts on menopause and infertility. They claim the platforms provide inconsistent reasoning for removals and cite examples of educational posts being flagged as 'adult' or 'political'. A specific complaint has been filed with the European Commission, urging an investigation into these alleged biases affecting vital discussions about women's health issues. This raises concerns about the implications of content moderation policies on health communication.

"We have evidence [of] multiple cases where medically accurate, expert-led content has been blocked or labelled as 'adult content' or 'political'..."

"We can't improve women's health if we can't talk about our bodies using anatomically correct language."

Read at Irish Independent