Meta’s Abortion Content Censorship: When Policies and Practice Don’t Match
In the Stop Censoring Abortion campaign, EFF reveals how major social media platforms are taking down abortion-related content—despite no policy violations. Platforms like Meta claim educational posts are allowed, but enforcement tells a different story. With reproductive rights at stake, it’s time to demand transparency and fair moderation practices.
Hot Take:
It seems Meta’s content moderation team needs a GPS because they’re all over the map on abortion-related content. The EFF has found that while Meta’s policies are as clear as a traffic light, their enforcement is what happens when someone replaces the green bulb with a disco ball—utter chaos. It’s time for Meta to stop playing ‘pin the tail on the policy’ and start practicing what they preach.
Key Points:
- EFF’s campaign, #StopCensoringAbortion, highlights the inconsistency in social media platforms censoring abortion-related content.
- Nearly 100 examples of content removal were found, despite most adhering to platforms’ policies.
- Meta claims educational posts about medication abortion are allowed, yet many such posts have been removed.
- The most frequent reason given for takedowns was allegedly violating policies on restricted goods and services.
- EFF is pressing platforms for more transparency and consistency in their content moderation practices.
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