Is abortion content absent from your Facebook feed? You aren't alone

May 13, 2022 View Original Article
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    -12% Somewhat Liberal

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  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

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Bias Score Analysis

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"In 2020, anti-abortion group the Susan B. Anthony List claimed that a political advertisement it paid to run on the platform was blocked because it contained information that was determined to be false by third-party fact-checkers."
Positive
34% Conservative
"Facebook has taken heat for removing anti-abortion content, too."
Positive
18% Conservative
"A post containing the word abortion received just three likes, he said."
Positive
2% Conservative
"Three years ago, Facebook drew ire when it decided to take down an accurate fact check correcting misinformation about abortion after anti-abortion groups complained about it."
Positive
2% Conservative
"Moseson explained that, as she understands it, Facebook has at times viewed ads related to abortion as 'political,' rather than healthcare or research as intended."
Positive
0% Conservative
"Distraught, frustrated people used social media to share personal experiences about abortion, voice their opinions, and share other related content about abortion access across the country."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"Now: Single Payer and What Comes Next, tweeted that he had zero abortion content in my Facebook newsfeed despite being friends with several people who work at abortion clinics who made posts about abortion access."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"Numerous users commented that while platforms like Twitter appeared to have constant conversation about abortion in the wake of the leaked draft, including discussions about accessing abortion services should the federal protections granted by Roe be taken away, Facebook users said those conversations were absent."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"Another post with similar content but with the word abortion censored got 22."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"Anecdotally, he said that he also saw less engagement than expected when he posted about abortion on Facebook."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"But while responses to the original Politico article that broke the news may have been plentiful, it was just a drop in the bucket of posts made about the decision and about abortion."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"The organization said it has not been monitoring activity about content with terms related to abortion, although Nicholson noted they have not noticed anything out of the ordinary."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"She also noted that during their research, they did not come across any participants who made any claims that information about abortion was being suppressed on the platform."
Negative
-34% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : In 2020, anti-abortion group the Susan B. Anthony List claimed that a political advertisement it paid to run on the platform was blocked because it contained information that was determined to be false by third-party fact-checkers.
59% : Facebook has taken heat for removing anti-abortion content, too.
51% : A post containing the word abortion received just three likes, he said.
51% : Three years ago, Facebook drew ire when it decided to take down an accurate fact check correcting misinformation about abortion after anti-abortion groups complained about it.
50% : Moseson explained that, as she understands it, Facebook has at times "viewed ads related to abortion as 'political,' rather than healthcare or research as intended."
48% : Distraught, frustrated people used social media to share personal experiences about abortion, voice their opinions, and share other related content about abortion access across the country.
47% : Now: Single Payer and What Comes Next, tweeted that he had "zero abortion content in my Facebook newsfeed" despite being friends with several people who work at abortion clinics who made posts about abortion access.
46% :Numerous users commented that while platforms like Twitter appeared to have constant conversation about abortion in the wake of the leaked draft, including discussions about accessing abortion services should the federal protections granted by Roe be taken away, Facebook users said those conversations were absent.
46% : Another post with similar content but with the word "abortion" censored got 22.
43% : Anecdotally, he said that he also saw less engagement than expected when he posted about abortion on Facebook.
43% : But while responses to the original Politico article that broke the news may have been plentiful, it was just a drop in the bucket of posts made about the decision and about abortion.
39% : The organization said it has not been monitoring activity about content with terms related to abortion, although Nicholson noted they have "not noticed anything out of the ordinary."
33% : She also noted that during their research, they did not come across any participants who made any claims that information about abortion was being suppressed on the platform.

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