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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 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 Rolls Back Hate Speech Rules as Zuckerberg Cites 'Recent Elections' as a Catalyst
It wasn’t just fact-checking that Meta scrapped from its platforms as it prepares for the second Trump administration
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.
Campaigners fear spike in hate speech as Meta lifts restrictions
Tech giant Meta has rolled back restrictions around topics such as gender and sexual identity, a sweeping move advocacy groups fear will fuel hate speech."Removal of fact-checking programs and industry-standard hate speech policies make Meta's platforms unsafe places,
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,

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Katy ISD students denied access to more than 400 LGBTQ books that haven't officially been banned.
Katy ISD librarians have been instructed to steer students away from more than 400 books with LGBTQ+ themes, records show.
LGBTQ liberals start arming themselves over baseless fear of being placed in ‘concentration camps:’ report
Gay and transgender liberals around the country are arming themselves over perceived concerns they’ll be rounded up and ...
LGBTQ people can be described as ‘mentally ill’ after Meta amends policy
Billions of social media users will be permitted to describe LGBTQ people as “mentally ill” and women as “property” under ...
Rochester schools remove LGBTQ-themed book over public nudity concerns
Despite the removal of the book, Rochester’s superintendent says there will be “no backtracking on books that celebrate the lived experiences of LGBTQ students and families.” ...
Instagram blocked LGBTQ hashtags and treated them as ‘sexually suggestive content’
Meta’s Instagram has been blocking LGBTQ-related hashtags for months, according to reporting by User Mag. This was done under ...
LGBTQ people relive old traumas as they age on their own
By 2030, the number of LGBTQ+ seniors is expected to double. Many won’t have partners and most won’t have children or ...
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Man who vandalized LGBTQ pride intersection in Delray Beach pleads guilty, apologizes
Eleven months after he turned himself in for intentionally vandalizing an LGBTQ pride mural at a Delray Beach intersection, Clearwater man Dylan Brewer pleaded guilty to the crime. He also apologized ...
Melissa DuBose sworn in as first Black and first openly LGBTQ judge on US District Court in R.I.
The former Providence teacher was nominated by President Joe Biden two years ago and confirmed by the US Senate in March.
These three LGBTQ women just made congressional 'herstory'
Delaware’s Sarah McBride, Washington’s Emily Randall and Texas’ Julie Johnson made LGBTQ history when they were sworn in to ...