Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.

Since Donald Trump returned to office multiple abortion advocacy organizations have reported that their Instagram accounts have been shadow-banned, had posts removed or were temporarily suspended.

Earlier this week, several posts on the Instagram page of Aid Access, an abortion pill provider, were inaccessible to the public. Some images were blurred out, with no option to click through and view the post. Others appeared simply as a gray square with nondescript alt text, as if the image didn’t load.

Meta’s Facebook and Instagram are drawing criticism for blurring, blocking or removing two abortion pill providers’ posts, which has become more evident in recent days and is another escalation of the company’s rightward swing as President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

Once again, ‘freedom of speech’ doesn’t actually mean free speech,” said legislative researcher Allison Chapman.

Tasha Paige, a popular adult content creator, recently fell pregnant with her boyfriend and was grappling with her decision.

Several accounts were suspended on Instagram, and posts were removed on Instagram and Facebook. Parent company Meta says the issue involves its policies on drug provider content.

Hey Jane is the leading provider of telehealth abortion care, giving women access to safe and affordable care.

Since President Donald Trump's election win, groups sharing information about abortion pills say they have faced a surge in censorship on Meta's platforms. | TAG24

The posts and accounts that were obscured or removed were restored after The New York Times started asking questions. Meta cites its policy against selling pharmaceutical drugs on its platforms without proper certification and acknowledged some “over-enforcement.

Reproductive rights organizations accuse Meta of leading the latest wave of digital suppression on Instagram and Facebook.

Social media posts related to obtaining abortion pills were blocked and hidden on the platforms Instagram and Facebook, the New York Times reported. Specifically, two abortion pill providers’ posts were recently blurred,