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News (World)
TikTok is blocking LGBTQ content in a country that needs it most
The world’s most popular video sharing app is bowing to authoritarian censorship in the Middle East.
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News (USA)
Facebook & Instagram are rejecting LGBTQ ads for promoting ‘prostitution’
But one company for disabled, non-binary and queer women of color is fighting back… and winning!
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News (World)
TED Talks organizer censors gay speaker who wanted to discuss coming out
“To hide my struggles and sacrifices is to be ashamed of them,” the censored speaker said.
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News (USA)
Apple CEO Tim Cook mentions Stonewall and self-censorship at Stanford graduation
He warned Stanford University students of surveillance and an unethical tech industry that claims “credit without accepting responsibility.”
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News (USA)
YouTube continues screwing up its own policies on racist content & anti-gay harassment
YouTube is doing a horrible job supporting LGBTQ content creators while claiming that they’re an ally. Now Google employees are reportedly demanding the company remove pride branding from their social media accounts.
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News (World)
This dating app for queer women just exposed the data of its 5.3 million users
It’s especially troubling because many of its users live in China, a country with a bad LGBTQ rights record.
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News (USA)
Hawaii and Arizona are considering bills to censor online adult content
Similar laws have passed in 11 other states, but do they really help prevent human sex trafficking?
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News (USA)
Instagram just banned longtime gay historian Tom Bianchi, & it’s part of a troubling anti-gay trend
Tumblr, Facebook, Instagram and Scruff have all taken moves recently to censor gay men’s bodies.
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News (USA)
Facebook apologizes after banning evangelist Franklin Graham for his transphobic post
The influential evangelist compared trans women to “men” using women’s restrooms.
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News (USA)
Facebook apologizes after filtering system repeatedly blocks LGBTQ ads as ‘political’
LGBTQ advertisements on the service are being flagged and delisted under policies thwarting political ads, but many aren’t political in nature.