Meta has earned at least $12,700 in revenue from over 130 ads that push the anti-LGBTQ “groomer” slur Media Matters has found
One msg deadnames her & promises to “beat [her] to death” and “record your dying screams and moans and masturbate to them.”
Though LGBTQ youth have easier access to support and resources, Hammack said, they also have more ways to find hate and discrimination
GLAAD’s annual Social Media Safety Index gave Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube failing scores on LGBTQ safety
Human Rights Campaign & Center for Countering Digital Hate warn of growing influence extremists are wielding online
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
The hack which occurred at around 4:30 a.m. Pacific, was allegedly committed by an individual who claimed his name was "David Do"
Insta claims it has policies against hate speech, bullying & harassment & publicly promotes its platforms as a safe space for LGBTQ users
Burger King has been in hot water before over ad campaigns that were, by order of magnitude, more offensive and controversial than this one