Recent Censorship Cases
These are some of the cases reported through our ‘Report an Incident’ tool documenting digital censorship of reproductive health content. They highlight takedowns, suspensions, and shadowbanning on platforms like Instagram, WhatsApp, and others.
This is not an exhaustive list, but a selection of recent incidents that illustrate how abortion and reproductive rights information is being suppressed around the world.
If you or your organization have experienced censorship, report it here.
Instagram Shadowban: @indigenouswomenrising
Instagram is heavily limiting the reach of @indigenouswomenrising, a Native-led organization providing abortion and midwifery funding for Indigenous people in the U.S. and Canada, and distributing free menstrual products.
TikTok Takedown: @AidAccess @ma_hotline_es (simultaneous)
In August 5 2025, TikTok suspended @AidAccess and @ma_hotline_es, in less than five minutes apart.
Instagram Takedown: @carafem
Instagram and Threads have suspended @carafem—a licensed abortion provider offering FDA-approved abortion pills by mail in 20 U.S. states.
Instagram Shadowban: @all_things_democracy
Instagram is actively suppressing all_things_democracy—an account with 330k+ followers that shares fact-based political and social content, once reaching over 25 million people monthly.
Instagram Takedown: @awareness.advocacy.change
Instagram suspended @awareness.advocacy.change, an account with over 230,000 followers and a reach of 300k–600k people per month, after it shared a clip of Diego Luna discussing immigrant rights on Jimmy Kimmel Live.