New report: This is the worst social media platform for LGBTQ+ people
A new study from GLAAD gives a failing grade to five of the top six social platforms when it comes to queer safety. words by MIKELLE STREET photos by THE GENDER SPECTRUM COLLECTION Social media is often a dumpster fire.
And while many of us can say that anecdotally, just reading the comment sections of posts, or scrolling through viral content, a new report from GLAAD has made the assertion more definitive.
In its fourth annual Social Media Safety Index, GLAAD gave the lowest score to X (formerly known as Twitter). But not by much: the report gave a failing grade to Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and YouTube as well based on the platforms’ policies and implementation of those policies around LGBTQ+ safety, privacy, and expression.
TikTok passed — barely — with a D+. “Leaders of social media companies are failing at their responsibility to make safe products, Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD president and CEO, said in a statement about the report. “When it comes to anti-LGBTQ+ hate and disinformation, the industry is dangerously lacking on enforcement of current policies.
