Ms. Magazine: War on Women Report: Meta Removes Abortion-Related Accounts; Louisiana Tries to Extradite California Abortion Provider; Fatal ICE Shootings
Meta removed or restricted more than 50 Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp accounts run by reproductive justice organizations, queer groups and abortion providers, from October to December 2025.
The Guardian: ‘It’s not the 90s any more’: the all-women team reinventing abortion advice for the TikTok age
“We have the Chinese world as owners of TikTok, and the American world with Meta, and censorship is very different on the platforms. Jacarandas has direct experience of censorship. Between September and December 2025 its WhatsApp line was restricted four times by Meta, forcing it to temporarily switch its hotline to Telegram.
TAZ: Zensur von Abtreibungscontent in den USAIm Griff von Big Tech
Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie leben in einem der 13 US-Bundesstaaten, in denen Abtreibung verboten ist, und Sie sind ungewollt schwanger. Ihre Optionen sind ziemlich limitiert: Entweder nehmen Sie eine lange und eventuell teure Reise in einen anderen Bundesstaat auf sich, um dort in einer Abtreibungsklinik versorgt zu werden.
DAZED: What does 2025’s free speech crackdown mean for Americans?
In February, weeks after President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, Vice President J.D. Vance took to the stage at the Munich Security Conference to issue a warning cry. Europe, according to Vance, faced a slew of existential threats, one of which was the “retreat” of free speech.
El Espectador: ¿Por qué Facebook, Instagram y WhatsApp están censurando contenidos sobre aborto y LGBTIQ+?
Los perfiles en redes sociales que comparten contenido explicativo de género han tenido que hacer malabares para sortear el algoritmo y evitar las restricciones impuestas sobre ciertas palabras.
Cosmopolitan: Meta further accused of removing posts about abortion, women's health and LGBTQ+ issues
Tech giant Meta – which is behind the likes of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – has been further accused of removing or restricting posts shared by abortion providers, discussing LGBTQ+ issues and reproductive healthcare services.
Marie Claire: Une vague de censure jamais vues" : Meta supprimerait des comptes diffusant des contenus LGBTQIA+ ou liés à l'avortement
La vague de censure aurait commencé il y a plusieurs semaines déjà. Selon un article du Guardian, Meta aurait supprimé ou restreint des dizaines de comptes d'organismes œuvrant pour l'accès à l'avortement ou de groupes LGBTQIA+.
The Guardian: Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
Our investigation reveals how Meta’s content moderation systems have restricted access to abortion and queer health information, affecting more than 50 organisations worldwide.
The Berliner: Why is abortion still a crime in Germany?
On February 10, over 300,000 signatures were handed over to German lawmakers in Berlin, urging them to finally remove abortion from the criminal code. Dozens of advocacy groups, including major trade unions, stood alongside politicians from the Greens, SPD and Die Linke, calling for a vote before the end of the legislative period.