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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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kffhealthnews.org

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.

2 months ago

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Benzinga

Meta Suspends Abortion Pill Accounts, 'Delete Facebook' Searches Near 5-Year Peak

Facebook and Instagram users may be looking to leave over the company's new content moderation policies, which have shown some questionable timing in recent weeks.

2 months ago·New York, United States

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Mashable

Meta platforms blocked posts by abortion pill providers

Meta platforms blocked and blurred posts by abortion pill providers and suspended some accounts, the 'New York Times' reported.

2 months ago·United States

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der Standard AT

Meta has hidden posts from several pharmaceutical companies for selling abortion pills

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

2 months ago·Vienna, Austria

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cnet

Meta Suspended Abortion Pill Providers' Accounts, Removed Posts

Several accounts were suspended on Instagram, and posts were removed on Instagram and Facebook. Parent company Meta says the issue involves its policies on drug provider content.

2 months ago·New York, United States

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