Abortion access groups and activists say they have been dealing with algorithmic censorship for years.
The scale of Meta’s platforms makes its moderation of abortion content particularly influential. Jennifer Johnsen, vice president of digital programs and education at Power to Decide, told WIRED that the Instagram page for the company’sCourtesy of Power to Decide
Activists also worry that even if content is not removed entirely, its reach might be limited by the platform’s AI. The phrase remained up on both Facebook and Instagram when posted in English from the UK. When posted in English from Singapore, where abortion is legal and widely accessible, the phrase remained up on Instagram but was flagged on Facebook.Ensley told WIRED that Reproaction’s Instagram campaigns on abortion access in Spanish and Polish were both very successful and saw none of the issues that the group’s English-language content has faced.
report, the company noted that it had “restricted access to 12 items in the United States reported by various state Attorney Generals related to the promotion and sale of regulated goods and services, and to 15 items reported by the US Attorney General as allegedly engaged in price gouging.” All the posts were later reinstated.
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