Meta and Google restrict access to reproductive health information in Africa, Asia, and Latin America – while enabling misinformation and abuse, report says

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Meta and Google restrict local abortion providers from advertising, while several platforms fail to tackle rampant abuse and misinformation that undermine public access to reproductive healthcare, a jointbreport by the Center for Countering Digital Hate partnered with MSI Reproductive Choices finds.

Meta profits from anti-abortion advertising placed by US-based activists with the aim of deterring people from seeking abortions overseas.

“Accurate online information is a lifeline for those seeking timely care and facts about their reproductive options. Yet anti-choice groups are able to spread disinformation and toxic narratives online with impunity. And what is worse, platforms like Google and Meta are currently enabling, and profiting from this dangerous propaganda,” says Whitney Chinogwenya from MSI Reproductive Choices.

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