Vagina, clitoris and discharge are just some of the 40 words relating to women’s health that are being censored on social media, according to a new study. Other words include anatomically correct language like vulva and labia majora, as well as words describing common medical conditions, such as PCOS and UTIs.
Research commissioned by Bodyform also revealed that social media users aren’t aware of the censorship, with 85% of Brits not knowing vagina is the most flagged word on Facebook. A further two thirds (68%), didn’t know sharing an educational image of a vulva could get you banned on social media, and seven in ten didn’t know what shadowbanning was, or that it regularly happens on social media.
Topping the list of words that those surveyed felt the most uncomfortable using are; Adenomyosis (88%), labia majora and minora (83%), PCOS (75%) and pelvic prolapse (73%).
