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GLAAD Report Reveals Social Media Giants' LGBTQ+ Safety Failures and Policy Rollbacks

The 2025 Social Media Safety Index assigns failing scores to major platforms, citing intentional rollbacks of protections and rising online hate impacting LGBTQ+ users.

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Overview

  • GLAAD's 2025 Social Media Safety Index highlights that all six major platforms, including Meta, YouTube, and X, are failing to meet basic LGBTQ+ safety standards.
  • Meta has rolled back hate speech protections, allowing language that labels LGBTQ+ individuals as 'mentally ill,' while YouTube removed 'gender identity and expression' from its hate speech policy.
  • Elon Musk's X received the lowest safety score of 30 out of 100, while TikTok scored the highest at 56; Meta's platforms and YouTube scored in the 40s.
  • GLAAD has called for the restoration of misgendering and deadnaming bans, improved transparency in content moderation, and stronger enforcement of existing anti-hate policies.
  • The report connects these online safety failures to real-world consequences, noting that rising harassment on social media parallels increases in offline violence against LGBTQ+ individuals.