📅 Date: 2026, reported October 2
📍 Region: United States
📱 Platform: Instagram
🔗 Account: @makelovenotporn
Meta has permanently disabled the Instagram account of MakeLoveNotPorn, the pioneering platform founded by Cindy Gallop to promote consent, communication, sexual health, and healthier relationships. The account, which had built a community of approximately 40,000 followers, was removed under Meta's "Account Integrity" policies, despite the organization's longstanding work in sexuality education and advocacy.
For years, MakeLoveNotPorn has challenged stigma around sexuality and promoted open, informed conversations about real-world intimacy, consent, and respectful relationships. Its Instagram presence provided an important space for community engagement, education, and advocacy, reaching audiences seeking alternatives to harmful misconceptions about sex and relationships.
According to the MakeLoveNotPorn team, Meta had reversed a previous suspension and apologized just one month before permanently disabling the account again. Despite no reported changes to the account's activities, its subsequent appeal was rejected within an hour, leaving the organization without access to its established community or a meaningful explanation for the decision.
The team also reports that a Meta representative previously suggested the account was subject to increased scrutiny because of its "unique username," raising concerns about whether automated moderation systems are disproportionately targeting accounts based on terminology associated with sexuality rather than their actual content or purpose.
The decision was also challenged in a New York small claims court, where the judge reportedly encouraged Meta to work towards reinstatement. Nevertheless, the account remains disabled, illustrating the difficulties organizations face when attempting to challenge platform moderation decisions, even after pursuing formal legal channels.
This case reflects broader patterns documented by Repro Uncensored, involving the removal of accounts dedicated to sexual health, reproductive rights, feminist advocacy, and sexuality education. Organizations providing lawful educational resources and promoting consent and bodily autonomy increasingly face opaque moderation decisions, limited opportunities for appeal, and the loss of communities built over many years.
At a time when access to reliable sexual health information is increasingly important, the removal of platforms like MakeLoveNotPorn raises serious concerns about the consequences of automated moderation and the disproportionate impact of censorship on organizations working to challenge stigma, promote informed choices, and prevent harm.
The permanent disabling of MakeLoveNotPorn's Instagram account highlights the urgent need for greater transparency, meaningful appeal mechanisms, and accountability from major technology platforms whose decisions directly affect access to sexual health information, community support, and public education.
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