Meta Oversight Board rules anti-transgender videos don't violate hate speech rules
Meta's Oversight Board allowed transphobic posts after executives warned they should be “treated carefully ... given the fraught political debate.”
April 24, 2025
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Most Meta employees oppose ending DEI and fact-checking, survey finds
Meta workers overwhelming disagreed with the abolition of fact-checking and DEI programs, according to a new anonymous survey of 965 verified employees.
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U.S. Rep. Jim Banks's Twitter Suspended After Misgendering Dr. Levine
U.S. Rep. Jim Banks's misgendering of the top transgender federal government official violated Twitter's hateful conduct policy.
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Twitter Suspends Right-Wing Site for Misgendering Rachel Levine
The social media platform suspended The Babylon Bee for calling the transgender federal official its Man of the Year.
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March 21, 2022
Discord Now Explicitly Bans Misgendering and Deadnaming Transgender People on the Platform
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December 11, 2023
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Exploring the consequences of rolling back Instagram and Facebook’s content moderation policies.
January 7, 2025
Twitter Allows Transphobic Film After Conservative Uproar
The social media platform has become a breeding ground for right-wing hate, which the owner, Elon Musk caters to.
June 4, 2023
Twitter Bans Transphobia, But Not This Antigay Slur
The social media giant is taking new steps to combat abuse but apparently doesn't consider a common antigay slur abusive.
January 4, 2016
Candace Owens Takes Financial Hit Over Transphobic YouTube Videos
While her bigotry may be legal, Candace Owens learned it isn’t free.
June 11, 2023
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A new study found that since Elon Musk acquired the social media platform, use of the false and hateful 'groomer' slur has increased exponentially on Twitter.
December 16, 2022
Florida Lawmakers Look to Close Hate Crime Loophole
"This important bill will close a glaring loophole in state law that allows defendants to avoid hate crime charges even though their actions were motivated by prejudice."
December 22, 2021
Former KKK Leader David Duke Banned From Twitter
Twitter is more aggressively tamping down on hate and lies.
July 31, 2020
GLAAD: Social Media Platforms Are Failing to Keep LGBTQ+ Users Safe
GLAAD's second annual Social Media Safety index finds five major platforms wanting.
July 13, 2022
Two Arrested for Assaulting Lesbians at Six Flags Park
The young couple say a woman, joined by a friend, yelled homophobic slurs before punching and kicking one victim to the ground and pulling out a knife.
August 3, 2015
Twitter Suspends Libs of TikTok While Account Owner Vows Legal Action
Chaya Raichik asked supporters to donate to a legal defense fund she plans to use to sue Twitter if her anti-LGBTQ+ account Libs of TikTok is permanently suspended.
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September 29, 2022
Libs of TikTok seemingly ejected from emerging social media platform Bluesky
The account which has targeted LGBTQ+ people again and again appears to be suspended from the hot new online place to be.
December 3, 2024
Twitter Refuses to Remove Hateful Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Tweets
Hours after the Republican lawmaker from Georgia misgendered and deadnamed Dr. Rachel Levine on Twitter, the company labeled the tweet a violation but kept it up "in the public interest."
July 18, 2022
Another LGBTQ+ Rights Group Leaves X/Twitter Over Transphobic Content
The education advocacy group GLSEN cited a report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate that identified deficiencies in monitoring hateful content.
December 22, 2023
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Shane Nolan may escape jail time after allegedly using an antigay slur and throwing a woman into a fire before beating and strangling her.
July 1, 2022
LGBTQ+ people’s safety has plummeted across social media platforms: report
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