Abortion
Yelp jumps into abortion politics – and hurts women searching for help with pregnancies
Decisions like Yelp’s make navigating questions of digital governance and content moderation even more difficult, given the immense power the technology industry has over our access to information.
Jason Thacker
Opinion contributor
Yelp has chosen abortion activism over accuracy in its latest move. The technology company announced last month that it would recategorize pregnancy resource centers and other faith-based medical clinics on their platforms to distinguish them from abortion clinics.
However, the problematic language Yelp has applied mislabels many clinics, introducing doubt and creating confusion in the minds of those seeking help for an unplanned pregnancy.