By Dave Andrusko
According to an “exclusive” story in Axios, the latest move by Yelp is a natural succession to previously efforts they’ve made to marginalize and diminish crisis pregnancy centers.
Ina Fried writes
Yelp is adding a prominent consumer notice to crisis pregnancy center listings to more clearly distinguish them from clinics that provide abortion services, in a policy change shared first with Axios.
The big picture: Yelp’s move is the latest tech-company response to a post-Roe world in which abortion information has become a significant online battleground, with both sides of the debate applying intense pressure.
You’ll never guess. The body of the story has exactly one example of pro-life organizations “applying intense pressure.” But plentiful are illustrations of pro-abortion working hand in glove with Big Tech. After listing how Yelp has tighten the screws on crisis pregnancy centers- more correctly called pregnancy help centers— here are just some examples Fried lists:
- The Alphabet Workers Union said last week that they want listings for crisis pregnancy centers removed from Google as misleading.
- Abortion rights activists have called for crisis pregnancy center listings to be more prominently labeled, citing the potential for abortion-seekers to be misled and presented with misinformation, a demand that also has the backing of some Democrat lawmakers.
What’s next? “The largest tech companies are also re-examining their policies,” Fried writes.
- Google-owned YouTube announced tighter rules on abortion-related content last month.
- Meta has come under fire for improperly flagging certain keywords, including the names of some abortion-inducing medications.
You get the message. Crisis pregnancy centers—come under an intense, well-coordinated attack.
Talk about bullies.