Elon Musk’s Twitter No Longer Protects Transgender People from Abuse
It’s now okay to deadname and misgender trans people on the app, thanks to the free speech absolutist who banned people for insulting him.
April 18, 2023
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It’s now okay to deadname and misgender trans people on the app, thanks to the free speech absolutist who banned people for insulting him.
The suspension follows a report criticizing Meta’s handling of hateful anti-LGBTQ+ content on Instagram.
The wannabe politician used slurs to describe LGBTQ+ people multiple times in videos on social media.
Following a critical Oversight Board report on Meta’s handling of anti-trans Facebook content, GLAAD has urged the Meta CEO to address the company’s content moderation policies publicly.
A new Media Matters report highlights how Meta made money off content that violated its own policies against hate speech.
Post’s inclusive policies and Discord’s protective measures contrast sharply with X’s backslide and Meta’s moderation struggles, highlighting the evolving battle for LGBTQ+ safety in social media.
“It is unfortunate that it took Meta months, and multiple high-profile posts with anti-LGBTQ slurs and hate, to finally make good on fully enforcing its own hate speech policies for accounts like this,” GLAAD’s Sarah Kate Ellis told The Advocate, responding to Valentina Gomez's account being disabled.
The independent oversight board found that Meta's content moderation rules around breasts weren't trans and nonbinary-inclusive.
Instagram had suspended the anti-transgender far-right group, but reinstated it only hours later.
Despite clear violations, controversial group continues to spread false and harmful narratives unchecked on Instagram, igniting concerns over Meta’s commitment to LGBTQ+ safety, according to a new report.
”I was a nobody and God transformed me into one of the most feared, respected, and loved women in American politics,” she said.
The sweeping and opaque decision to reduce certain content it deems undesirable further extends Meta’s announcement in the fall that Threads is “not going to amplify news on the platform.”
Most of the top social media companies got an 'F' grade on GLAAD’s 2024 Social Media Safety Index. Of the major platforms, TikTok was the only one to pass with a dismal D+ grade.
The right-wing group’s frustration mounts after AI program ChatGPT declines to produce content opposing gender-affirming health care.
They've recently used their Instagram account to stand up to the violent misogyny of Andrew Tate.
“Different beliefs shouldn't divide us,” Jonathan Gomez-Noriega said in a statement.
A new GLAAD study highlights Meta’s failure to moderate harmful content targeting transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming users despite clear policy violations.
The LGBTQ+ advocacy group is criticizing Meta for continuing to allow anti-trans content on its platforms without effective moderation.
Looks like transphobes aren't going to be spewing their hate on Discord anytime soon.
GLAAD condemned major music platforms for featuring a controversial song, spotlighting broader digital content moderation issues amid a surge in anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric.
Meta has guidelines to protect against anti-trans content. GLAAD says the company is ignoring them
The social media company has failed to protect LGBTQ+ users from bigoted harassment, GLAAD says.