Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.

Once again, ‘freedom of speech’ doesn’t actually mean free speech,” said legislative researcher Allison Chapman.

Reproductive rights organizations accuse Meta of leading the latest wave of digital suppression on Instagram and Facebook.

Meta’s Facebook and Instagram are drawing criticism for blurring, blocking or removing two abortion pill providers’ posts, which has become more evident in recent days and is another escalation of the company’s rightward swing as President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

Since Donald Trump returned to office multiple abortion advocacy organizations have reported that their Instagram accounts have been shadow-banned, had posts removed or were temporarily suspended.

Several accounts were suspended on Instagram, and posts were removed on Instagram and Facebook. Parent company Meta says the issue involves its policies on drug provider content.

The posts and accounts that were obscured or removed were restored after The New York Times started asking questions. Meta cites its policy against selling pharmaceutical drugs on its platforms without proper certification and acknowledged some “over-enforcement.

Instagram and Facebook have recently blurred, blocked or removed posts from two abortion pill providers. Instagram also suspended the accounts of several abortion pill providers and hid the ...

Facebook and Instagram users may be looking to leave over the company's new content moderation policies, which have shown some questionable timing in recent weeks.

Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, confirmed some abortion pill accounts were suspended or blurred on its platforms.

Meta has come under fire for removing posts from abortion pill providers on Facebook and Instagram, blaming the incidents on "over-enforcement."

Reports of Meta hiding posts from abortion pill brands have raised concerns for mission-driven brands advertising on social media.