Hateful references to LGBT+ people and their supporters have exploded on social media platforms. This was afterFloridapassed what opponents called "prohibitions." Homophobic and transphobic attacks are on the rise, but online networks are failing to cope with them, according to the report.
A study by the Human Rights Campaign and Center for Countering Digital Hate found that the use of slurs such as "groomers" and "pedophiles" cost him 400 within a month of the bill's introduction. increased by more than 10%.I signed the law. This could broadly ban classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity and open schools to lawsuits aimed at calming classroom rhetoric between LGBT+ students and teachers. , argues the opposition.
From March to May, hate posts surged from his average of 1,307 per day to more than 6,600, according to reports.
Her 500 most viewed tweets mentioning "grooming" were viewed more than 72 million times between January and July. According to the report,own or amplify posts from others on their platforms.
Posts from members of Congress, influential accounts like Libs of Tik Tok, and users like Jack Posobeic,the 500 most viewed "grooming" posts on Twitter accounted for 66% of the impressions of {20 , accounting for about 50 million views.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' press secretary, Christina Puchot, announced on March 4 that the Parent's Rights in Education Act should be described as an "anti-grooming" bill. and its opponents "probably" do not "condemn" groomers or infant grooming.
According to the report, her post has been viewed nearly 2 million times and that "the use of terms associated with 'grooming', along with references to the bill, was a significant inflection point in its more widespread use." "was.
In a statement to the Associated Press, Puchot said there were "groomers of all sexual orientations and gender identities," and her post "does not refer to LGBTQ people at all."
Grooming-related posts spiked in a Fox News segment claiming that "liberals sexually groom elementary school students" and a segment on the far-right network Real America's Voice. At the "Party of Pedophiles", the report was found even after US Congressman Marjorie Taylor Green called the Democrats.
53,353 daily mentions after Michigan Senator Rep. Muller McMorrow's viral speech denouncing accusations of "grooming" by Republican colleague Lana Tice
After Twitter announced in July that referring to transgender and nonbinary people as "groomers" violated the company's policy on hate speech. Over the course of the week, the report found an average of 8,075 posts a day mentioning the term.
The report follows on from a surveyThe Independent reported in April on 'grooming' by message boards promoting anti-LGBT+ rhetoric. from its weaponization to its use among the masses. Republican-elected officials and their staff viewed opposition to their "anti-grooming" agenda as "pro-pedophile."
The researchers also found 59 ads onFacebook and Instagram, which were "false and dangerous, accusing the LGBTQ+ community and their supporters of 'grooming' children." Advertises a great story” – totaling about $25,000 in ads on Meta According to the report, the post earned more than 2.1 million views.
Thirty-two of those ads, most of which received impressions, were ``groomed'' against The Walt Disney Company after company management voiced its opposition to the ``Don't Say Gay'' bill. was focused on the accusation of
Despite the company's policies, the ad "makes false accusations of grooming and pedophilia against members of the LGBTQ+ community, and uses hateful expressions such as 'predators' and 'perverts'." By targeting them with hate-filled slurs, they clearly promote discriminatory stereotypes against members of the LGBTQ+ community,” according to the report against discriminatory language.
The Independent reached out to Meta and her Twitter for comment.
“We are in the midst of a wave of hate and demonization targeting LGBTQ+ people. It will be distributed digitally for profit," said a statement accompanying the report to counter the Center's CEO, Imran Ahmed Digital Hate.
“Online hate and lies mirror and reinforce offline violence and hate. The normalization of anti-LGBTQ+ narratives in the digital space puts LGBTQ+ people at risk.” He said.
