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Other times shadow-banning may be more mysterious, like a post being hidden from followers.
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But the general complaint from some plastic surgeons is censorship, plain and simple.
In 2024, Dr. Chidester surveyed a group of plastic surgeons on Instagram.
Dr. Chidester acknowledges this limitation and attempted to address it in the survey.
An outspoken critic of this alleged censorship is board-certified Chicago plastic surgeonOtto Placik, MD.
Dr. Placik is then given the option to appeal Instagrams decision or to modify or remove the posts.
At this point, he says, Id have to delete all of my content so that be compliant.
They strip down your account and it does a lot of damage.
Since nudity wasnt the issue here, what might it have been?
The app said that plastic surgery is a prohibited industry, says Dr. Gould.
Weve emailed them for more information, but havent yet gotten a response.
I do certainly get moderated on TikTok, but I dont get many account violations.
I appeal and always win.
On TikTok, this happens only once in a blue moon, she says.
I have over 100 before-and-after posts up.
On Instagram, however, every single video I post gets flagged and needs appeal.
This happens most frequently when I use female anatomy terms.
Each platform publishes community guidelines and has its own strategies for enforcing them.
MetasRegulated Goodspolicy includes a clause on cosmetic procedures (as well as weight loss products).
Patients rely on social platforms for information that can significantly affect their surgical outcomes and overall health.
Its important that honest information not be censored.
(There was no mention of medicalor aesthetic medicalcontent in the statement entitled More Speech and Fewer Mistakes.
TikToks rules(as outlined in its community guidelines) are less open to interpretation.
AsAllurepreviously reported, B&As are commonly manipulated by the content creators and doctors who post them.
Meanwhile, he adds, influencers commonly utilize filters that create unrealistic expectations and pressures on potentially vulnerable populations.
(Allureprovided Meta with links to such content, but the company didnt offer a comment.)
While censorship may hurt surgeons metrics and bottom lines, the societal ramifications are far more profound.
Are my implants going to leech?
Whos going to call out the fake news if plastic surgeons are put on mute?
Patients rely on social platforms for information that can significantly affect their surgical outcomes and overall health.
Its important that honest information not be censored.
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