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Meta platforms ranked among worst for LGBTQ+ safety in new GLAAD report
Scoring around 39–41 out of 100 on GLAAD’s 2026 Social Media Safety Index, Meta, YouTube and X were grouped among those ranked worst for LGBTQ+ users
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Instagram suspended more than 100 LGBTQ+ and sexual health accounts in April, says watchdog
Repro Uncensored said many of the accounts it tracked were tied to queer communities, sexual health advocacy, art and culture
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Sydney Sauna says Meta has permanently suspended its Instagram account without warning
In December, more than 50 queer advocacy, abortion access and reproductive health organisations made similar accusations towards the company
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LGBTQ+ and abortion organisations claim Meta is silencing their accounts in huge censorship sweep
The pattern of takedowns has been described by one campaigner as “one of the biggest waves of censorship” on Meta’s platforms
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Meta hires anti-LGBTQ+, right wing campaigner Robby Starbuck to advise on preventing AI political bias
Starbuck is a prominent figure in the American right’s opposition to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies
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Mental health app offering ‘coping with hate speech’ courses in light of Meta moderation changes
"Meta's decision to allow harmful rhetoric on its platforms legitimises long-debunked narratives that pathologise LGBTQIA+ identities," Voda app co-founder Jaron Soh says
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Meta updates allow users to call LGBT+ people mentally ill on Facebook and Instagram
"We do allow allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation"