Meta hate speech update allows LGBTQ+ people to be described as ‘mentally ill’ and ‘freaks’

The removal of independent fact checkers and moderation by Meta – which owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads, recently announced by Mark Zuckerberg, means social media users can call LGBTQ+ folks mentally ill because of their sexuality and gender identity.

On Tuesday (7 January) Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced a raft of changes to the company’s policies. The changes will see Meta no longer moderate “divisive” issues, like immigration and gender, and end its independent fact checking programme by moving to a community notes system similar to what is seen on Elon Musk’s platform, X.

Revised Meta hate speech guidelines following the announcement make it clear that social media users will be able to call LGBTQ+ mentally ill, simply because they are LGBTQ+.

“We do allow allegations of mental illness

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