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Instagram is allowing accounts to spew hate at LGBT people

Instagram is allowing accounts with tens of thousands of followers to target the LGBTQ community, even though the platform claims it has policies against hate speech as well as bullying and harassment, and its parent company Meta has been publicly…

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State Farm cowers to right wing and ends LGBT school program

State Farm previously encouraged agents to donate books to Florida schools promoting acceptance of LGBTQ+ youth. After right-wing backlash, State Farm Insurance discontinued any relationship with a project supporting the acceptance of LGBTQ+ youth. As part of a partnership with…

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Grindr announces plans to go public with multibillion valuation

Grindr is going public. The gay dating and hookup app announced it has entered into an agreement with Tiga Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company. The two companies have agreed to merge under the name Grindr Inc. in a deal…

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Russia fines Meta and TikTok for refusing to remove LGBT content

Two of Russia’s top courts have fined TikTok and Facebook parent company Meta for so-called “LGBT+ propaganda”. The Magistrate Court of the Taganka district in Moscow fined Meta, which also owns Instagram, 4 million rubles (£42,900) for refusing to take down content…