Muted by the Algorithm: The Unseen Censorship of Women’s Health

Muted by the Algorithm: The Unseen Censorship of Women’s Health

A pad. A period. A hot flash. These everyday realities for half the global population remain shadowed in euphemism and silence—especially online. Now, as a growing body of evidence reveals, that silence may not be coincidental. It may be programmed. A UK-based study published in BMJ Global Health recently found that women’s health content is disproportionately censored by social media platforms compared to men’s health content. Posts about menst…