A new complaint raised against Meta is surfacing from the GLAAD LGBTQ advocacy group, claiming that the company's social media, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, features 'extreme' anti-trans hate content.
The group claimed that Meta allegedly failed to enforce its rules against this content on its platform, going against its policies.
It is known that Meta brought LGBTQ-friendly rules before, which it promised to enforce on the platform to be a safe experience for those in the community, who are now under fire for their lack of enforcement.
Meta Fails to Enforce Anti-Trans Hate on Social Media
GLAAD's new report claims that Meta's Facebook, Instagram, and Threads are still featuring anti-LGBTQ and anti-trans hate, despite an earlier claim by the company to help promote equality online.
This follows the June 2023 open letter that they sent to Meta that called out their actions on letting hateful content against the LGBTQ community spread on their platform.
Meta responded with significant rule changes and fostering the community, but nine months after that open letter, GLAAD says the company does not enforce its rules that would prevent anti-LGBTQ hate, especially for the transgender communities.
According to GLAAD, even Meta's Oversight Board previously called out the company for "failing" to protect the LGBTQ community present on the platforms.
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GLAAD vs. Meta: LGBTQ Safety Online
As per GLAAD, they have reported the hurtful content found on Meta's social media platforms but to no avail. They were given a response that said the reported posts did not violate its rules or "simply did not take action on them."
Meta's platform allegedly allowed posts that included anti-trans slurs, hurtful content, violent and dehumanizing language, as well as promotion for 'conversion therapy,' known for being against its rules.
LGBTQ Community on Social Media
Meta's Facebook has been under massive scrutiny against the LGBTQ community for many years now, and around a decade ago, the company apologized to them about their 'Real Name' policy on the platform.
This effectively hurt drag queens and kings, transgenders, and other members of the community to become the people they want to be online.
However, it was not the only issue Meta had before regarding the LGBTQ community, particularly as the controversial "conversion therapy" is harassing them online.
US Federal agencies have sought to ban this practice online and in the real world, with many states following the ban for this therapy, which violates and disrespects their identities.
Meta has worked on creating policies and 'safe spaces' on its social media platforms to protect the LGBTQ community's interests with its rules and policies, but it is not upheld correctly, says a group.
GLAAD is now calling out Meta for 'extreme' cases of LGBTQ, particularly anti-trans hate online, to which Meta allegedly claimed not to violate their policies on the social media platforms.
