Mobilisation anti-avortement en France

The report identifies a coordinated effort by anti-abortion networks in France to use social media to spread misinformation and shocking content. It highlights the role of far-right and religious communities, the failure of platforms like Meta and YouTube to consistently enforce health misinformation policies, and the targeting of minors with distressing content.

• Anti-abortion mobilization in France primarily manifests as misinformation, misleading claims, and shocking content designed to discourage users from seeking abortions and cast doubt on medical safety.
• Meta generated approximately 43,750 euros from 199 anti-abortion advertisements on Facebook between May 2022 and June 2023, resulting in 9.4 million impressions.
• The Facebook page 'IVG : Vous hésitez ? Venez en parler !' specifically targeted minors aged 13 to 17 with 50 advertisements, nearly half of which contained shocking content involving topics such as rape.
• YouTube's recommendation algorithms frequently suggested anti-abortion, shocking, and misleading content to users who had not previously viewed such material, including minors.
• Instagram Reels recommended dissuasive content to users, with one-fifth of the most recommended abortion-related Reels containing misleading information; many recommended accounts were linked to the 'tradwife' movement.
• Anti-abortion networks in France are supported by a broad ecosystem of online communities, including the far-right, religious groups, and those opposed to LGBTQ+ rights and surrogacy.
• The report found that platforms fail to apply their policies consistently, particularly for non-English content, and that YouTube often omitted required information panels on anti-abortion videos.
• Some anti-abortion content promotes dangerous, scientifically unproven medical procedures, such as taking progesterone to reverse the effects of a medical abortion ('abortion pill reversal').

APA

Simmons, C., & Martiny, C. (2024). Mobilisation anti-avortement en France. Institute for Strategic Dialogue. https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mobilisation-anti-avortement-en-France_Quand-les-reseaux-sociaux-menacent-le-droit-a-lIVG.pdf

Chicago

Simmons, Cécile, and Clara Martiny. Mobilisation anti-avortement en France. Institute for Strategic Dialogue, 2024. https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mobilisation-anti-avortement-en-France_Quand-les-reseaux-sociaux-menacent-le-droit-a-lIVG.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{simmons2024mobilisation, author = {Simmons, Cécile and Martiny, Clara}, title = {{Mobilisation anti-avortement en France}}, institution = {Institute for Strategic Dialogue}, year = {2024}, url = {https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mobilisation-anti-avortement-en-France_Quand-les-reseaux-sociaux-menacent-le-droit-a-lIVG.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }