US EditionMajor social media platforms fail to protect LGBTQ users, advocacy group GLAAD says
- Major social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and X have failed to protect LGBTQ+ users from hate and harassment, according to GLAAD's annual Social Media Safety Index report.
- GLAAD reports that recent rollbacks of hate speech policies by Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube undermine LGBTQ safety.
- Meta's changes allow users to label LGBTQ people as 'mentally ill,' as noted by GLAAD.
- GLAAD’s president, Sarah Kate Ellis, criticized social media companies for profiting from anti-LGBTQ hate while failing to ensure user safety.
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Major Social Media Platforms Fail To Protect LGBTQ Users, Advocacy Group GLAAD Says
ABC News reports that major social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and X have failed to protect LGBTQ+ users from hate and harassment, in part, because they intentionally rolled back previous safety practices, the advocacy group GLAAD said Tuesday in its annual Social Media Safety Index. Read more at ABC News
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Platforms fail to protect LGBTQ users, GLAAD says
SAN FRANCISCO — Major social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and X fail to protect LGBTQ+ users from hate and harassment, in part, because they intentionally rolled back previous safety practices, the advocacy group GLAAD said Tuesday in its…
LGBTQ Social Media Users' Safety Is So Bad That GLAAD Changed the Way It Reviews Apps for a 'More Complete Picture'
GLAAD issued its “alarming” Social Media Safety Index report on Tuesday, which found that, after significant rollbacks in protected speech, social media platforms are overwhelmingly failing to protect LGBTQ people. The year-to-year decline is so sharp in the study, now in its fifth year, that the nonprofit advocacy group ditched its previous letter-grade system for a numeric one to more accurately reflect how negative platforms including X, Face…
Alex Newell defends the LGBTQ+ community against Republicans: 'Read a book. Learn some words.'
This is the energy we need!Alex Newell is a titan in the LGBTQ+ community as one of the first nonbinary performers to win a Tony Award. Since their early days on Glee, Newell has paved the way for queer representation on the big and small screens.Now, the actor is starring alongside Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick, Allison Janney, and other notable celebs in the thrilling new film Another Simple Favor."When my agent asked me if I wanted to have my W…
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