US EditionAlgorithms blocking women’s health topics on social media, research finds
NORTH YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND, JUL 14 – A study found women's health posts are over three times more likely to be limited by social media algorithms than men's, reducing engagement by up to 69%, campaigners said.
- A 2025 study commissioned by Essity revealed that posts about women's health face censorship on social media at a rate more than triple that of men's health content.
- This disproportionate censorship results from outdated algorithms blocking medically accurate words like 'vagina' or 'period,' limiting non-followers' access to such posts.
- Influencer Aly Boghici reported a massive drop in engagement on her four posts about women's health, with 66% fewer non-followers viewing, while her husband Justin saw stable or increased engagement on male health topics.
- A survey of 4,000 adults found that 47% see social media as important for health education, with 45% opposing restrictions on accurate medical language and 77% rejecting limits on educational terms like 'periods.'
- Essity and campaign group CensHERship are urging social media companies to develop solutions that ensure women and girls can access critical health information without censorship.
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Women's health topics are three times more likely to be blocked on social media - The Mirror
A study has found women's health topics are more than three times more likely to be blocked on social media than men's health content, which researchers have branded "unfair"
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