'Life-saving information isn't getting to women': Women's health VS social media algorithms

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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