All major social media platforms do poorly at protecting LGBTQ+ users from hate speech and harassment — especially those who are transgender, non-binary, or gender non-conforming, the advocacy group GLAAD said Thursday. But Twitter is the worst.
All major social media platforms do poorly at protecting LGBTQ+ users from hate speech and harassment — especially those who are transgender, non-binary or gender non-conforming, the advocacy group GLAAD said Thursday. But Twitter is the worst.
Twitter's communications staff was eradicated after Musk took over the company and for months inquiries to the press office have been answered only an automated reply of a poop emoji, as was the case when The Associated Press reached out to the company for comment. On Twitter, attacks on LGBTQ+ users have increased substantially since Elon Musk took over the company last fall, according to multiple advocacy groups.
Twitter, as part of the same retooling of its site policies, also changed how it responds to tweets that violate its rules. While in the past, offending tweets were removed, the company now says it will sometimes restrict a tweet instead of removing it from the platform altogether. Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, saw a 15 percentage point score increase for both its platforms, to 61% and 63%, respectively. GLAAD's index measures 12 LGBTQ-specific indicators, such as explicit protections from hate and harassment for LGBTQ users, offering gender pronoun options on profiles, and prohibiting advertising that could be harmful or discriminatory to LGBTQ people.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Twitter worst among major social media platforms when it comes to LGBTQ safety, GLAAD saysAll major social media platforms do poorly at protecting LGBTQ+ users from hate speech and harassment — especially those who are transgender, non-binary or gender non-conforming, the advocacy group GLAAD said on Thursday. But Twitter is the worst. In its annual Social Media Safety Index, GLAAD gave Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter low or failing scores, saying the platforms don’t do enough to keep their users safe. That said, most mainstream platforms improved from a year earlier. Twitter, which taken private by Tesla CEO Elon Musk last October, was the only exception.
Read more »
Twitter worst among major social media platforms when it comes to LGBTQ safety, GLAAD saysAll major social media platforms do poorly at protecting LGBTQ+ users from hate speech and harassment — especially those who are transgender, non-binary or gender non-conforming, the advocacy group GLAAD said on Thursday.
Read more »
Twitter is a more dangerous platform for the LGBTQ community now than it was a year ago, GLAAD findsTwitter is a more dangerous social platform for LGBTQ users now versus a year ago. Other platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok are slightly better.
Read more »
Frameline 2023: Here’s what to see at SF’s packed LGBTQ film festThe annual Frameline film fest has 90 films, plus parties, filmmaker events and more — here’s what you need to know.
Read more »
Target stores received bomb threats accusing retailer of betraying LGBTQ community amid woke backlash: reportsTarget stores in at least five states reportedly received bomb threats as the retailer continues to face backlash to decisions regarding Pride merchandise.
Read more »