To: Instagram

Instagram: Stop blocking preventive care ads for FDA-approved anti-HIV medication

Instagram blocked ads for PrEP, impacting us all but more greatly the LGBTQ community. This drug and the awareness of it is critical in preventing HIV. Instagram must reverse this decision and allow these important ads to be released.

Why is this important?

A New York health center that serves LGBTQ patients was planning to run ads on Instagram to raise awareness of PrEP, an FDA-approved anti-HIV medication. But Instagram rejected Apicha's ads and classified them as "political advertising." The ads, designed to be a part of PrEP Aware Week, are intended to increase usage of the drug, especially within POC and LGBTQ communities, which are disproportionally impacted by HIV.

Banning these ads deliberately harmful to human health and affects us all.