Instagram hides some posts mentioning abortion with ‘sensitive content’ label

  • After accounts run by abortion rights advocacy groups found their stories hidden, the Meta-owned platform described the issue as a ‘bug’
  • This comes after Facebook and Instagram were found to be deleting posts that offered to mail out abortion pills in US states that restrict their use

The Instagram app icon on the screen of a mobile device in New York on August 23, 2019. Photo: AP
Instagram is blocking posts that mention abortion from public view, in some cases requiring its users to confirm their age before letting them view posts that offer up information about the procedure.

Over the last day, several Instagram accounts run by abortion rights advocacy groups have found their posts or stories hidden with a warning that described the posts as “sensitive content”. Instagram said it was working to fix the problem Tuesday, describing it as a “bug”.

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