LGBTQ+ creators brace for Meta's pro-Trump changes
2 months, 1 week ago

LGBTQ+ creators brace for Meta's pro-Trump changes

The Hindu  

Queer creators fear Meta's decision to change its community standards to allow more incendiary language against people of different races and LGBTQ+ people could silence their voices, harm livelihoods and damage their mental health. Meta's new global rules allow "allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation, given political and religious discourse about transgenderism and homosexuality and common non-serious usage of words like 'weird.'" "Meta's new policies regarding hateful conduct give users the green light to share hateful rhetoric against LGBTQ+ people, plain and simple," Jonathan Ochart, CEO of Beverly Hills, CA-based marketing firm The Postcard Agency, told Context/the Thomson Reuters Foundation in an email. More posts, less moderation Some creators, however, see a possible upside to the changes that could boost "political" content in the algorithm, leading to more exposure for LGBTQ+ posts. Meta says it will continue to remove posts that break the law, but Zuckerberg conceded in his video that changes to content filters meant "we're going to catch less bad stuff."

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China’s queer influencers thrive despite growing LGBTQ+ censorship
4 months, 2 weeks ago

China’s queer influencers thrive despite growing LGBTQ+ censorship

LA Times  

Amid China’s crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights, queer influencers are using creative strategies, subtle hashtags and coded language to stay one step ahead of social media censors and provide much-needed support to the community. “No one knows where the line actually is.” After her daughter Teddy came out to her in 2018, Shi started volunteering at Trueself, an LGBTQ+ nonprofit in …

Major Social Media Sites Are Failing LGBTQ+ People: Report
10 months ago

Major Social Media Sites Are Failing LGBTQ+ People: Report

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Major social media companies are failing to protect LGBTQ+ users from hate speech and harassment, according to a new report from GLAAD out Tuesday. The Social Media Safety Index report highlights how major platforms either do not have policies to protect user data or fail to enforce them; refuse to safeguard users against against online hate; and …

A new social media platform as a safe space for the queer community
1 year ago

A new social media platform as a safe space for the queer community

Live Mint  

Social media platforms never felt safe for 29-year-old Sameer*, a transman, who faced constant harassment. Two weeks ago, he came across the Pride+ app, a social media platform exclusively for the LGBTQIA+ community and felt this could be it. “The idea was to create a social media platform for the queer community’s professional and personal use. In a world where …

Gay, teenaged and online: LGBTQ+ Indians fight for safe space
1 year, 1 month ago

Gay, teenaged and online: LGBTQ+ Indians fight for safe space

The Hindu  

The suicide of a 16-year-old Indian boy who hit a wall of online abuse after posting selfies in saris and makeup has galavanised calls for social media giants to better protect LGBTQ+ Indians. "In India, the online abuse faced by LGBTQ+ creators, predominantly on Instagram, is pervasive and includes death threats, hate speech, rape threats, bullying and other forms of …

Incels using TikTok to spread ‘hateful beliefs’, research suggests
1 year, 5 months ago

Incels using TikTok to spread ‘hateful beliefs’, research suggests

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Social media platform TikTok is being used by incels to spread their “hateful …

'BEWARE of Twitter': Report tags platform as the worst major social media platform for LGBTQ+ community
1 year, 9 months ago

'BEWARE of Twitter': Report tags platform as the worst major social media platform for LGBTQ+ community

India TV News  

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. 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 …

Twitter is the worst major social media platform when it comes to LGBTQ+ safety, says GLAAD
1 year, 9 months ago

Twitter is the worst major social media platform when it comes to LGBTQ+ safety, says GLAAD

The Hindu  

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. “There isn’t a week that goes by that we don’t have a doxxing situation for somebody in our community that we have to come in and help them …

LGBTQ harassment, slurs abound on social media, report says
2 years, 8 months ago

LGBTQ harassment, slurs abound on social media, report says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Social media platforms including Facebook and TikTok are failing to stop hate and threats against LGBTQ users, a report issued Wednesday from advocacy group GLAAD found. “The reality is, there’s very little transparency and very little accountability,” said Jenni Olson, GLAAD’s director for social media safety and author of the report. “And people feel helpless.” Los Angeles resident …

For LGBTQ creators and users, TikTok was space — even if imperfect — to reclaim identity, sexuality. That is now lost
4 years, 8 months ago

For LGBTQ creators and users, TikTok was space — even if imperfect — to reclaim identity, sexuality. That is now lost

Firstpost  

‘TikTok inspired me to come out to my mother. The app was easy to use and I could make videos about pride and politics with great ease.” Valerie isn’t fully convinced by the government’s decision to ban the app. How are teenagers lip-syncing to Meghan Thee Stallion a national security concern?” Valerie doesn’t believe that other social media platforms can …

These Queer Activists Are Still Putting Their Bodies On The Line
5 years, 9 months ago

These Queer Activists Are Still Putting Their Bodies On The Line

Huff Post  

Photos by Laurel Golio In 2016, Adam Eli was 25 years old and working as a real estate agent in New York seven years after coming out. “I did the Instagram, Instagram Live and Facebook, all live photos.” Eli began posting the group’s actions and creating its social media presence. “The rest of the folks, they weren’t super social media-proficient, …

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