"The LGBTQ+ advocacy organisation's Social Media Safety Index confirmed that Meta's policy changes on Facebook, Instagram and Threads have made the platforms more harmful for queer users, particularly trans and non-binary people. The news comes after a year in which Meta has been scaling back best practice policies surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and loosening its hateful conduct policies."
"In 2025, Meta's policy changes included allowing anti-LGBTQ+ terminology when referring to queer people, removing protections for LGBTQ+ people, modifying sections of its Hateful Conduct policy to allow anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, and ending its DEI and US fact-checking programmes, amongst others. Over the past few years, Meta has also been routinely accused of removing LGBTQ+ content and accounts from its platforms following false user reports and then denying any meaningful ways to appeal the removals."
"GLAAD's Social Media Safety Index showed that YouTube and X are both also on the decline for LGBTQ+ safety. YouTube scored 30 out of 100, showing a drop of 11 points from last year, while X unsurprisingly scored the lowest of any platform evaluated, with 29 out of 100 (one point lower than 2025). TikTok was the only platform to not decline, scoring 56 out of 100 for the second year in a row."
Meta’s policy changes on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads have lowered safety for LGBTQ+ users, with particular harm to trans and non-binary people. A Social Media Safety Index reports that Meta has scaled back best-practice policies tied to diversity, equity, and inclusion and loosened hateful conduct protections. In 2025, changes included allowing anti-LGBTQ+ terminology, removing protections for LGBTQ+ people, modifying parts of the Hateful Conduct policy to permit anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, and ending DEI and US fact-checking programs. Meta has also faced accusations of removing LGBTQ+ content and accounts after false reports, with limited appeal options. YouTube and X also declined, while TikTok was the only platform that did not decline, scoring 56 out of 100 for a second year.
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