In the United States, Facebook accused of censoring information on the right to abortion
Senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren have called on Facebook and Instagram to clarify their policies regarding abortion counseling posts after they reportedly removed abortion information and ads.
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In the United States, Senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren have called on Facebook and Instagram to clarify their policies regarding abortion counseling posts.
These two social networks had removed information and advertisements about abortion when they did not violate company regulations.
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After the Supreme Court's decision to revoke the constitutional right to abortion, information and mobilization messages against this measure multiplied on the platforms.
Just like proposals to send or receive abortion pills by post.
According to Senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren, posts have been taken
down, often "merely seconds after they were posted
".
Meta's spokesman, Andy Stone, in response to several press articles published on the subject, had already justified the deletion of the messages by recalling that it is inter alia prohibited "
to buy or request drugs on its networks social
”.
According to Stone, “
content that discusses the availability of prescription drugs is permitted
.”
The spokesperson raises the possibility of errors in the application of the rules and promises to correct them.
For their part, the senators cite several examples where simple information on the right to abortion posted by an NGO was withdrawn and their account temporarily blocked.
The elected officials ask Meta and Instagram to explain this practice.
The company must respond to them no later than next Friday.
As Americans turn to online platforms to find information about reproductive rights, Facebook and Instagram are removing posts about legally accessing abortion services.
@SenAmyKlobuchar and I are calling for answers.
https://t.co/gKrJxP2CZb
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) July 12, 2022
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