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Instagram blocked LGBTQ hashtags and treated them as ‘sexually suggestive content’
Instagram has been restricting LGBTQ-related hashtags for months. The company says it was just blocking “sexually suggestive content.”
This was done under the company’s “sensitive content” policy as an attempt to restrict “sexually suggestive content.” The blocked hashtags included stuff like #lesbian, #gay, #bisexualpride, #transwomen and dozens more. When teens attempted to search these terms, they were directed to a blank page and a prompt from Meta to review the company’s “sensitive content” restrictions that hide “sexually explicit” posts. It’s worth noting that heterosexual content, even stuff that showed couples engaged in romantic activities, weren’t restricted in any way, according to User Mag.
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