GLAAD’s annual Social Media Safety Index gave Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube failing scores on LGBTQ safety
Adherent of far-right extremist ideology, Chaya Raichik, has wreaked havoc via her account 'Libs of Tik Tok', attacking LGBTQ+ people
Human Rights Campaign & Center for Countering Digital Hate warn of growing influence extremists are wielding online
“Online hate & lies reinforce offline violence. The normalization of anti-LGBTQ+ narratives in digital spaces puts LGBTQ+ people in danger”
Why our policymakers should think twice before passing legislation that may inhibit access for queer teens to social media
TikTok & Meta, parent company to Facebook/Instagram, also say that calling LGBTQ people “groomers” is a violation of their existing policies
Findings: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and YouTube and all platforms receive scores under 50 out of 100
When Facebook started removing these posts is unclear. But Motherboard confirmed the social media platform removed such posts on Friday
"At a time when the AAPI community is the target of an unprecedented surge in attacks, it is not only hateful, but dangerous"
"We expect the public schools we attend every day to see us as human beings and not a political inconvenience"
