Meta Is Removing Abortion Advocates' Accounts Without Warning
9 hours ago
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- Meta disabled Women Help Women's Instagram account without warning, citing violations related to 'guns, drugs, and other restricted goods,' despite the organization only sharing educational content on safe abortion practices.
- Around 25% of submissions to EFF's Stop Censoring Abortion campaign reported entire accounts or pages being disabled or taken down after sharing abortion information, primarily on Meta platforms.
- Meta's enforcement policies state that accounts should receive multiple warnings or strikes before being disabled, but many users reported their accounts were disabled without any prior warnings or after just one alleged violation.
- Meta's strike system is unclear, with little guidance on what constitutes a severe violation or how context affects enforcement, leading to arbitrary account removals.
- Educational abortion content is sometimes misclassified as severe violations, potentially equating legitimate medical information with extreme content like child exploitation.
- Users may be receiving multiple strikes without notification, violating Meta's transparency policies and leaving users unaware of issues with their accounts.
- Meta's inconsistent enforcement creates a hostile environment for abortion advocacy, silencing crucial voices in a post-Roe landscape where accurate reproductive health information is vital.