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Meta and Google fuel abortion misinformation across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, report finds

While also reportedly restricting vital information from abortion providers and reproductive rights groups.

Whitney Chinogwenya, marketing specialist at MSI Reproductive Choices, said in a statement, "False information can only be corrected with facts and evidence, yet from Ghana to Nepal, Meta is removing our Facebook pages and ads with no explanation, while turning a blind eye to abusive messages directed at our team members for simply doing their jobs." "Social media companies mine users’ personal data in the Global South, but take little care to protect local human rights and civil liberties." - Imran Ahmed, CEO of CCDH MSI is one of many abortion rights groups facing these difficulties, says the report, with the likes of Amnesty International and several activists also mentioned as being restricted from providing abortion-related content.

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