itgrrl :donor:<p>Here are some of the horrible things that you can now say on <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Instagram</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> / Meta’s policy changes allow calling gay and trans people ‘mentally ill’ while removing a ban on referring to women as ‘household objects.’</p><p>“Even before these changes, the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ media advocacy group <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GLAAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GLAAD</span></a> reported last year that Meta often failed to remove posts violating its hate speech policies. Now, even those guardrails that had been established to protect people from internet <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/harassment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harassment</span></a> are disappearing.</p><p>“Without these necessary hate speech and other policies, Meta is giving the green light for people to target LGBTQ people, women, immigrants, and other marginalized groups with violence, vitriol, and dehumanizing narratives. With these changes, Meta is continuing to normalize anti-LGBTQ <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/hatred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hatred</span></a> for profit — at the expense of its users and true freedom of expression. Fact-checking and hate speech policies protect free speech.” said GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis in a statement responding to the changes.”</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/24338471/meta-hate-speech-hateful-conduct-policy-moderation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/2025/1/7/24338471</span><span class="invisible">/meta-hate-speech-hateful-conduct-policy-moderation</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HateSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HateSpeech</span></a> <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ContentModeration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ContentModeration</span></a> <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misogyny</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AntiLGBTIQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiLGBTIQ</span></a></p>