It remains to be seen how quickly the FTC will move to enforce data protection for users if at all.
Instagram says a bug was the reason that posts calling for donations to abortion organisations were obfuscated by a sensitive content warning.
With Roe v Wade being overturned this week, reproductive app data privacy has become a concern as criminalising abortion looms.
Google has also said it “keep working to make information on reproductive healthcare accessible across our products”.
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