Meta rejects accusation of censorship of language around female body

Meta said it has no blanket ban on words like menopause or vagina, adding that adverts are governed by a stricter set of policies “because they receive paid distribution to appear in people’s feeds”.

Protesters demonstrated outside the Meta officers in London on Friday (Joe Pepler/72Point/PA)

Technology giant Meta has rejected an accusation of online censorship as protesters called for language around women’s bodies to be normalised.

Demonstrators gathered outside the company’s London office in King’s Cross on Friday morning.