Meta has added a new topic to the list of its recent right-leaning actions, as several providers of abortion pills experienced issues that have been intensifying over the past two weeks, according to The New York Times.

Posts from two of those companies were blocked, blurred, or removed on Facebook and Instagram, while several abortion pill providers said their accounts were suspended and they were excluded from appearing in recommendations and search, the Times reported.

Some of those companies told the Times that over the past two days, content from their accounts on Instagram was no longer visible, and in some cases, their accounts were gone altogether.

Specifically, Aid Access told the Times it has been blocked from accessing its Facebook account since November, its Instagram account was suspended and restored this past week, and some of its posts were removed from Facebook and blurred on Instagram.

Just the Pill and Women Help Women told the newspaper their accounts were suspended and restored in recent days, saying Meta told them the accounts did not follow its standards on guns, drugs, and other restricted goods.

And Hey Jane head of marketing Rebecca Davis told the Times the company’s account had been invisible when searching on Instagram.

The Times reported that some accounts and posts were restored Thursday after it contacted Meta. A spokesperson for the company told the newspaper that the actions were tied to rules that prohibit the sale of pharmaceutical drugs on its platforms without proper certification, and that “over-enforcement” may have been an issue in some cases.

Meta took similar steps regarding abortion pills when Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court in June 2022.

The abortion pill controversy joins a growing list of recent activities by Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg that many perceive as cozying up to the administration of President Donald Trump, including:

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