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Meta Deletes Trans and Nonbinary Messenger Themes. Amid a series of changes that allows users to target LGBTQ+ people, Meta has deleted product features it initially championed.
Amid a series of changes that allows users to target LGBTQ+ people, Meta has deleted product features it initially championed.
Meta deleted nonbinary and trans themes for its Messenger app this week, around the same time that the company announced it would change its rules to allow users to declare that LGBTQ+ people are “mentally ill,” 404 Media has learned. “Starting today, in support of the LGBTQ+ community and allies, Messenger is launching new expression features and celebrating the artists and creators who not only developed them, but inspire us each and every day.” The blog post announcing the nonbinary theme, meanwhile, read “Messenger is committed to building the safest private messaging experience that gives the growing LBGTQ+ community and its allies a trusted space to open up with confidence.
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