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After a giant kerfuffle, Chick-fil-A abandons Texas airport.

Chick-fil-A has lost interest in landing at San Antonio’s airport, despite Texas state officials’ efforts to force the city to accept the fast-food chain that’s known for its donations to anti-LGBTQ+ groups. “We are always evaluating potential new locations in…

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TikTok gets caught banning LGBT hashtags …again.

Another day, another story of TikTok censoring minorities on its platform. In case you haven’t been keeping up, the Chinese-owned app previously banned pro-LGBTQ+ content, blocked a user who criticised China, and suppressed posts by those deemed…

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Dictionary.com replaces ‘homosexual’ in largest update ever.

Dictionary.com has issued a massive update, altering more than 15,000 entries on its site. The changes, which comprise the largest update ever to the resource, are mostly aimed at putting people first and respecting (and reflecting) the relationship language has with…

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Facebook’s algorithm ‘actively promotes’ conspiracy theories.

Facebook’s algorithm “actively promotes” Holocaust denial content, according to an investigation by a UK-based anti-extremism organisation. The Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) found that searching the word “Holocaust” on Facebook leads users to denial pages and groups, The Guardian reports…

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Grocery store’s sign: LGBT people ‘spread deadly diseases.’

Wenger’s Grocery Outlet, a discount supermarket in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania angered customers and locals by posting a horrific sign on their door that promoted coronavirus conspiracy theories and told customers to “respect” patrons who refused to wear masks…