"Meta's rules for "Dangero us Organizations and Individuals" (DOI) were supposed to be narrow: a way to prevent the platform from being used by terrorist groups, organized crime, and those engaged in violent or criminal activity. But over the years, we've seen these rules applied in far broader-and more troubling-ways, with little transparency and significant impact on marginalized voices. EFF has long warned that the DOI policy is opaque, inconsistently enforced, and prone to overreach."
"The case we received illustrates just how harmful this lack of clarity can be. Samantha Shoemaker, an individual sharing information about abortion care, shared straightforward, facts about accessing abortion pills. Her posts included: A video linking to Plan C's website, which lists organizations that provide abortion pills in different states. A reshared image from Plan C's own Instagram account encouraging people to learn about advance provision of abortion pills. A short clip of women talking about their experiences taking abortion pills."
Meta's Dangerous Organizations and Individuals (DOI) policy was intended to target terrorist groups, organized crime, and violent or criminal actors. The DOI policy has been applied more broadly, resulting in removals of reproductive health information with little transparency. A person sharing facts about accessing abortion pills had posts flagged under both Instagram’s Prescription Drugs policy and the DOI policy. The posts included a video linking to Plan C's website, a reshared Plan C image about advance provision, and a clip of women describing their experiences taking abortion pills. Meta added clarifications in a Transparency Center, but enforcement remains inconsistent and opaque.
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