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Major social media platforms fail to protect LGBTQ+ users

Published: June 27, 2023, 9:48 a.m.

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The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) recently released its annual social media safety index. It scores the five biggest platforms \\u2014 Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter \\u2014 on how well they’re doing protecting LGBTQ+ users from harassment and abuse. All five platforms received failing grades. Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube did improve their scores slightly over last year but Twitter\\u2019s score sank, hitting a new low of 33%, according to Jenni Olson, GLAAD\\u2019s Program Director for Social Media Safety.

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