Meta, X, and YouTube’s Scores Hit New Lows in GLAAD’s Sixth Annual LGBTQ Social Media Safety Index

X ranks lowest on social media safety ranking for LGBTQ users

Elon Musk's X is still the most unsafe social media platform for LGBTQ+ users, according to a new report by GLAAD. The organization's annual Social Media Safety Index (SMSI) and its "platform scorecards" grade social media sites on LGBTQ safety, privacy, and expression. GLAAD assessed external-facing policies on diversity programs, content moderation, user suppression, and enforcement mechanisms, among other metrics, for six major companies: Fac…

Meta, X, and YouTube’s Scores Hit New Lows in GLAAD’s Sixth Annual LGBTQ Social Media Safety Index

GLAAD announced today the findings of the sixth annual Social Media Safety Index (SMSI), its yearly evaluation of public-facing policies related to LGBTQ safety, privacy, and expression across six major social media platforms: TikTok, YouTube, X, and Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Read the full report here. Notable highlights of this year’s report: With the [...] The post Meta, X, and YouTube’s Scores Hit New Lows in GLAAD’s Sixth Annu…

X, YouTube and Meta Platforms Hit Historic Lows in GLAAD Safety Index

GLAAD’s 2026 Social Media Safety Index finds LGBTQ safety is declining across major platforms, with X, YouTube and Meta receiving historic low scores.

GLAAD Report Reveals Record Lows in LGBTQ Safety Across Major Social Platforms

A new report from GLAAD says LGBTQ safety continues to erode across major social media platforms, with most companies posting their lowest scores to date in its annual assessment of policies affecting queer users. The sixth annual Social Media Safety Index (SMSI) evaluates six platforms: TikTok, YouTube, X, Facebook, Instagram and Threads, on their policies related to LGBTQ safety, privacy and expression. The 2026 findings show broad declines ac…