Changes to its hate speech guidelines were among broader policy shifts Meta made to its moderation practices.

Summary

Meta updated its hate speech guidelines to allow users to accuse LGBTQ individuals of being mentally ill based on their gender identity or sexual orientation, citing “political and religious discourse” and “non-serious usage” of such language.

The changes also remove bans on hate speech targeting protected classes, including race, gender, and disability.

LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD condemned the policy, accusing Meta of enabling anti-LGBTQ hate for profit.

These updates are part of broader moderation changes as Meta aligns itself with Donald Trump’s administration.

  • KubeRootEnglish
    11·
    1 day ago

    The guidelines literally have the text

    We do allow allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation

    It looks like clickbait, but they actually wrote that into their policy.

    • GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip
      14·
      23 hours ago

      Fair enough I didn’t realize they specifically called this out, what the fuck. Though the point still stands that I have seen at least three variations of this headline already. When it is all one underlying change, albeit a pretty messed up one.