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Meta Suspended Abortion Pill Providers' Accounts, Removed Posts, The New York Times Reports
- Meta suspended accounts of abortion pill providers including Aid Access and Just the Pill on Instagram and Facebook due to over-moderation.
- Meta stated that the moderation was tied to policies on content from drug providers and is not related to recent changes in speech policy.
- Aid Access reported being blocked from its Facebook account since November, with other providers also experiencing account suspensions and post removals.
- The actions against abortion pill providers intensified over the last two weeks, with some accounts restored after contacting Meta.
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Meta's Facebook, Instagram Hid Abortion Pill Providers' Content
The posts and accounts that were obscured or removed were restored after The New York Times started asking questions. Meta cites its policy against selling pharmaceutical drugs on its platforms without proper certification and acknowledged some “over-enforcement.” Meanwhile, some states are proposing legislation that would classify abortion as a homicide, potentially leading to charges against patients.
With the unclear legal situation in the USA regarding the topic also the moderation on Facebook and Instagram seems to have deleted posts without targeted course
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