Advocates say online erasure of women's health is 'dangerous'
Content with words like abortion, breast and vagina or that deals with menstrual or sexual health is being flagged as sexually explicit and removed from sites
19 March 2025 - 04:30
Tech giants Amazon, Google, TikTok and Meta are suppressing women's health content on their platforms, charities and businesses say, worried the erasure is entrenching a rollback of diversity policies and reproductive rights...
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