Social Media (Except Twitter) Improves LGBTQ+ Safety, More Steps Needed: GLAAD
All five major platforms must do more to protect LGBTQ+ users, according to GLAAD's Social Media Safety Index Platform Scorecard.
JUNE 15, 2023
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Anti-LGBTQ+ Groups Back New Kids Online Safety Act: Report
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Meta Fails to Moderate Content from Anti-Trans Hate Group on Instagram, Watchdog Group Says
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To Maintain the Safety Net for LGBTQ Elders, We Must Vote
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JUNE 22, 2021