“We hope our recent feature enabling people to add their pronouns will encourage respectful and inclusive dialogue on our platform”
"I told myself for a long time, I was like, 'One day, if I have someone to come out with, then I will come out"
Blevins says he was blessed with affirming parents said the overwhelming response his TikTok received inspired him to start the group
The company explained that "certain kinds of videos can sometimes inadvertently reinforce a negative personal experience for some viewers
Chris has a lot of love in his life and is happy where he is in life: having fun and taking his camera along with him...
"We are devastated that hatred & intolerance has manifested itself in our school district-this causes marginalized students to be fearful"
After interacting exclusively with transphobic videos on TikTok, Media Matters was fed extremist content by the company’s “For You” page
The ensuing vitriol included accusing her of being an "indoctrinator with an ungodly social agenda." She was also being harassed online.
This has created a situation in which TikTok can quickly generate an overtly hateful feed of anti-LGBTQ content
TikTok’s recommendation algorithm appears to be circulating blatantly anti-LGBTQ videos, some of which encourage targeted violence.