LGBT, Meta and hate speech

Meta changes hate speech rules, dropping LGBTQ protections
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, dropped some LGBTQ protections from its hate speech rules Tuesday amid a wider overhaul of the social media giant’s content moderation
Meta’s New Policy Sparks Controversy Over Free Expression and Hate Speech
Meta has announced significant changes to its hateful conduct policy, sparking widespread debate over the balance between free expression and the spread of hate speech. The company plans to remove restrictions on controversial topics,
Meta’s new hate speech rules allow users to call LGBTQ people mentally ill
Meta will allow its billions of social media users to accuse people of being mentally ill based on their sexuality or gender identity.
Meta now lets users call women 'property' and gay people 'mentally ill'
The tech giant overhauled Facebook, Instagram, and Threads' Hateful Conduct policy to be much more permissive.
Meta reviews hate speech guidelines, to allow labelling of LGBTQ people as mentally sick
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, has revised its hate speech guidelines to allow users to describe LGBTQ people as mentally ill. The change was announced in new guidelines released Tuesday by the media outfit.
Meta's updated hate speech policy now allows users to say LGBTQ people are 'mentally ill'
The revised policy maintains bans on insults targeting intellect or mental health but introduces an exception for allegations tied to sexual orientation or gender identity. These allowances reflect the political and religious discourse around LGBTQ+ issues and the casual use of terms like “weird.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Now Lets Users Call Gay People ‘Mentally Ill’
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta will now let users call gay people “mentally ill,” describe women as property and refer to transgender people as “it.” In an apparent attempt to curry favor with President-elect Donald Trump,
Meta to Allow Posts That Call Gay, Trans People 'Mentally Ill'
The parent company to Facebook, Instagram, and Threads revises its hateful conduct policy to 'allow allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation.'
Meta Now Lets Users Say Gay and Trans People Have ‘Mental Illness’
Meta rolled out a number of changes to its “Hateful Conduct” policy Tuesday as part of a sweeping overhaul of its approach toward content moderation.
Meta Will Now Allow Users to Call LGBTQ+ People Mentally Ill
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the changes in a Facebook video on Tuesday, in which he confirmed that sweeping policy changes would soon be implemented “globally.” Zuckerb

LGBT, Meta and Instagram

Fury over Meta's relaxed hate speech policies: "I really think this is a precursor for genocide"
The social media giant will now allow users to question the mental health of LGBTQ people and compare minorities to diseases.
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Zuckerberg and Meta are done pretending to care about mitigating the harms their platforms cause
Before President-elect Donald Trump has even taken office, Meta is again capitulating to false right-wing claims of anti-conservative bias and censorship, announcing that it will end fact-checking and ...
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Meta blames ‘technical error’ for mass removal of inoffensive LGBTQ+ posts
Meta – the social media giant that owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads – has admitted to removing inoffensive ...
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 ...