Social media continues to censor women’s health posts as pornography – and it may cause serious harm

By Fiona Woollard, Professor of Philosophy, University of Southampton

What’s the difference between men’s nipples and women’s? How about men’s pubic hair and women’s?

Well, on social media, at least, the difference seems to be that women’s nipples and pubic hair are considered pornographic and subject to censorship – no matter what the context. Even if it’s a social media post about health issues, such as periods and breast cancer.

Over the last few years, there have been numerous reports of censorship of…

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