Queer TikTok creators remain hopeful despite Supreme Court’s ruling upholding TikTok ban
The Advocate spoke with V Spehar and RaeShanda Lias about the latest developments in the saga surrounding the popular app.
January 17 2025 5:05 PM
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Technology
Will TikTok go dark? Will Trump enforce the ban? Here's what to know
U.S.-based users will no longer be able to download or use the popular short-form video platform as of Jan. 19.
January 17 2025 3:18 PM
Meta is now a fake news free-for-all after company shuts down anti-misinformation technology
The tech giant has rolled back many content moderation policies.
January 15 2025 2:03 PM
What is RedNote? The TikTok alternative that doesn't allow showing skin or LGBTQ+ content
With heavy censorship of bodies and LGBTQ+ topics, RedNote might not be everything TikTok refugees are seeking.
January 13 2025 4:48 PM
Mark Zuckerberg continues MAGA metamorphosis on Joe Rogan’s podcast
The billionaire tech CEO is doubling down on Meta’s sharp turn on content moderation and fact-checking.
January 10 2025 6:17 PM
Meta is ending its DEI programs as it eases protections against anti-LGBTQ+ hate speech
Meta's internal announcement comes shortly after leaked training materials revealed that the company instructed moderators to allow posts calling LGBTQ+ people “mentally ill.”
January 10 2025 4:45 PM
Mark Zuckerberg’s new Meta policies okay using dehumanizing slurs toward LGBTQ+ people
Instagram, Facebook, and Threads are now unsafe for many users, advocates say.
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January 10 2025 9:16 AM
What LGBTQ+ people should know about Meta’s new rules
Exploring the consequences of rolling back Instagram and Facebook’s content moderation policies.
January 07 2025 4:40 PM
Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook & Instagram will be more like X in second Trump term
Meta will no longer have independent fact-checkers and less content moderation, the CEO announced.
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January 07 2025 12:47 PM
Meta blocked teens from seeing LGBTQ+ content on Instagram: report
The platform blocked hashtags that mentioned LGBTQ-related issues from the screens of teen accounts.
January 06 2025 4:35 PM
Meta slammed for 'disturbing' AI profiles, including a fake Black queer mother
The fake profile is one of many being tested on Instagram. Its bio bizarrely claims the robot is a "momma of 2" and "your realest source for life's ups and downs."
January 03 2025 11:29 AM
Kathy Hochul vetos financial protection bill introduced after murders of gay men
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed a bill designed to protect users of money-sharing apps even after several high-profile cases of murder and robbery against several people, including at least two gay men.
December 21 2024 12:29 PM
Trump appoints gay tech executive who previously supported Pete Buttigieg to State Department role
The president-elect nominated Jacob Helberg to be his undersecretary of State for economic growth, energy, and the environment.
December 17 2024 11:22 AM
Gay CEOs Tim Cook and Sam Altman look to be already cozying up to Donald Trump
While neither Altman nor Cook have spoken publicly on their communications with the president-elect, both stand to gain tremendously from maintaining a positive relationship with him.
December 16 2024 2:14 PM
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 03 2024 7:36 PM
Rep. Ro Khanna and transgender activist put Nancy Mace on blast at tech summit
The confrontation came at the end of a week when Mace introduced measures in Congress targeting transgender people.
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December 01 2024 5:47 PM
Pete Buttigieg expertly fact-checks Donald Trump Jr. on electric vehicles
The president-elect's son is getting roasted for believing a ridiculous post that claimed "Pete Buttigieg will leave his post as Transportation Secretary having spent $7.5 BILLION to build 8 EV charging stations."
November 27 2024 10:09 AM
Elon Musk's trans daughter, Vivian Wilson, slams his biography as 'genuinely defamatory'
Wilson claims that author Walter Isaacson never reached out to her, used the wrong name, and justified the "abuse" she received in his biography of Musk.
August 12 2024 1:08 PM
Who is Vivian Wilson? Elon Musk's trans daughter isn't letting her father define her
The 20-year-old languages student has largely preferred to stay out of the public eye, despite her biological father being the richest person in the world.
July 27 2024 11:44 AM
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.