Shado Mag: Deepfakes are dooming us
What does it mean to be a woman on an internet where you can be stripped naked in one click?
Attitude: Sydney Sauna says Meta has permanently suspended its Instagram account without warning
The venue, which has operated on Oxford Street since 1989, said the account – followed by more than 5,000 people – was removed in March. Management said no content had been flagged before the suspension.
RightsCon Cancelled: SRHR, Digital Rights, Misuse of Power, and the Demand for Accountability
In this SRHM podcast episode, Eszter Kismődi speaks with Dr. Zahra Stardust, Martha Dimitratou and Kali Sudhra to reflect on what happened behind the cancellation of RightsCon 2026 and why this matters profoundly for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), digital justice, and democratic participation globally.
The Guardian: Zambia cancels world’s largest human rights and tech summit days before start
Zambia cancels world’s largest human rights and tech summit days before start
The European Correspondent: Removed, deranked, and shadowbanned
Removed, deranked, and shadowbanned
NRC: Meta verwijdert lhbti-vriendelijke organisaties van sociale media: ‘We plaatsten nooit iets over seks’
Censuur Zonder waarschuwing verwijderde Meta ze: Instagramaccounts van queerclubs, nachtclubs en activistische organisaties, soms met tienduizenden volgers. „Je beseft pas hoeveel macht Meta heeft, als ze alles van je afpakken.”
Het Parool: Meta verwijdert Instagramaccounts van Amsterdamse queerorganisaties: ‘Dit voelt als uitwissing van onze gemeenschap’
Techgigant Meta heeft opnieuw tientallen Instagramaccounts van onder meer queer organisaties en individuen verwijderd. Ook accounts van de Nederlandse organisaties The Queer Agenda, Club Church en gaysauna Nieuwezijds zijn offline gehaald. In december blokkeerde Meta ook al tientallen accounts zonder uitleg.
NOS: Meta blokkeert opnieuw tientallen queer accounts op Instagram
Techgigant Meta heeft opnieuw tientallen Instagramaccounts van onder meer queer organisaties en individuen verwijderd. Ook accounts van de Nederlandse organisaties The Queer Agenda, Club Church en gaysauna Nieuwezijds zijn offline gehaald. In december blokkeerde Meta ook al tientallen accounts zonder uitleg.
Nu: Nederlandse queer-accounts weer verwijderd van Instagram: 'Geen uitleg gehad'
Instagram heeft de afgelopen weken ruim honderd accounts uit onder meer de lhbtiq+-gemeenschap verwijderd. Nederlandse clubs zijn radeloos en verzuchten dat ze geen contact krijgen met Meta.
Mashable: 'Euphoria' made sex work go viral. Real sex workers are still getting censored.
If sex work is everywhere on 'Euphoria,' why is it still being erased online?
Mashable: Instagram reportedly deletes Bellesa sex toy shop account for using the word 'clitoris'
Instagram reportedly deletes Bellesa sex toy shop account for using the word 'clitoris'
Abortion, Everyday: We’ll Never Forget the Abortion Conversations We Had in Louisiana
We’ll Never Forget the Abortion Conversations We Had in Louisiana
Mother Jones: Leaked Documents Show Meta Cracking Down on Access to Abortion Information
Leaked Documents Show Meta Cracking Down on Access to Abortion Information
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.
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.