Groups helping Americans find abortion pills report Instagram ‘shadow-banning’

Organizations find posts censored, removed or made difficult to find in days after Trump return to White House

Over the last week, the accounts of some major organizations that help Americans find abortion pills had their Instagram posts censored, were removed or, at least one group said, became difficult to find through searching - a practice known as shadow-banning".

Censorship of abortion-related content on social media is a longstanding issue. In the days and weeks after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade in June 2022, several abortion rights groups had their Instagram and TikTok posts removed or accounts suspended, while Instagram and Facebook deleted the posts of users who mentioned abortion pills.