The decision comes a month after an open letter from LGBTQ advocates demanded removal of the advertisements, warning they could lead to a public health crisis.
Facebook has disabled some advertisements about the potential side effects of HIV prevention medication Truvada following complaints that they were misleading and a «harm to public health».
The decision comes less than a month after almost 70 LGBTQ advocacy organisations signed an open letter demanding the social media giant «immediately remove» the «inaccurate advertisements», which they claimed were targeting gay Facebook and Instagram users, NBC News reports.
