From vulval cancer awareness to breast self-examination diagrams, several women’s health organisations say their educational posts are being flagged as ‘adult content’ and removed from platforms such as Instagram.
Meanwhile, similar content about men’s health appears to face fewer restrictions.
We investigated whether social media algorithms are disproportionately restricting women’s health information — and why this might be.
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