US EditionAbortion-rights groups denounce censorship on Meta-owned apps in Latin America and beyond
- Abortion-Rights organizations across the Americas have experienced censorship on Meta-owned platforms, including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook, in 2025.
- This wave of censorship follows changes to Meta's content moderation policies and coordinated attacks by anti-abortion groups targeting verified business accounts.
- Key organizations like the MSI Foundation and Colombia's Oriéntame had their WhatsApp business accounts suspended, significantly disrupting communication with users seeking abortion information.
- Appointments with MSI dropped 80% after suspension, and Oriéntame faced censorship of at least 14 Instagram posts in April 2025, some mistakenly taken down despite abortion being decriminalized locally.
- Affected groups are requesting transparent appeals from Meta, fearing ongoing removals driven by AI over-enforcement and coordinated complaints, which complicate access to reproductive health information.
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Abortion-rights groups denounce censorship on Meta-owned apps in Latin America and beyond
All of a sudden, women contacting one of the biggest sources of information about abortion in Mexico through the encrypted messaging app WhatsApp were met with silence.
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