Shadow banning 'limiting access' to women's health advice, BBC podcast warns

A BBC podcast has raised concerns that a practice known as shadow banning could be restricting access to health advice for women and young girls. The episode of Tech Life, presented by Shiona McCallum and produced by Tom Quinn, examined what shadow banning is, how it works, and whether it is affecting health education messages aimed at female audiences. The programme, broadcast on 30 June 2026, highlighted the potential impact of the phenomenon on the dissemination of vital health information. Shadow banning typically involves social media platforms limiting the visibility of certain content without explicitly removing it, meaning users may not see posts related to women's health. The episode also covered other topics, including nostalgia for video game discs and an interview with the founder of the Global Gaming League, but the shadow banning segment was the focus of concerns about health advice access.