Pinterest lists anti-abortion group as pornographic site before banning

By John Gage

Published June 11, 2019 1:48pm ET

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Pinterest banned anti-abortion group Live Action after they had disabled some of its page features by listing it as a pornographic site.

Alison Centofante, Live Action’s director of external affairs, announced Tuesday morning that the social media company had banned the group after they appealed being listed as a pornographic site.

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