A health worker gives a tour of the MSI Foundation, an organisation that offers information and help to women seeking abortions, in Mexico City. Across the Americas, organisations that guide women seeking abortions in various countries are raising alarm, decrying what they see as a new wave of censorship on platforms owned by tech giant Meta – even in countries where abortion is decriminalised. — AP
MEXICO CITY: All of a sudden, women contacting one of the biggest sources of information about abortion in Mexico through the encrypted messaging app WhatsApp were met with silence.
The nongovernmental organisation’s business account had been blocked. Weeks later, a similar digital blackout struck a collective in Colombia.
