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Meta removed ad for the word pregnancy, founder claims

Pregnancy pillow company BellaMoon apparently had ads struck down by Meta.

Meta removed ad for the word pregnancy, founder claims

Founder of a pregnancy pillow company asserts that Meta removed her ad for the word "pregnancy," The BBC reports, In January 2025, Instagram informed BellaMoon founder Irene Breen that her company's ads had been taken down. She claims she had to remove the word "pregnancy" from the product name and URLs as a result. Meta reportedly informed her that the word was the issue. After ten months of negotiations with Meta, the restrictions were lifted.

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