Mr. Zuckerberg and the Facebook Oversight Board,
For every month of COVID-19 lockdown, another 5 million women and girls will suffer from gender-based violence. That’s just one of the many facts that Pathfinder can’t share with supporters and donors due to your “political” ad ban.
This isn’t the first time Facebook has restricted Pathfinder’s content. Facebook’s social issue categorization has long impacted our ability to reach supporters with important news and opportunities to support women’s global health.
Women’s health and safety isn’t politics. If the Oversight Board is to truly push Facebook towards “a clearer basis for its decisions in human rights norms,” we implore you to show the world that women’s health is a human rights priority – not a political one.
I join Pathfinder International’s call for Facebook to prioritize women’s health worldwide and urge Facebook to exempt nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations like Pathfinder from the social issue disclaimer requirement.
Facebook has the opportunity to demonstrate global leadership on this issue. Help us build a healthier and more equitable world, together.