Twitter worst among major social media platforms for LGBT+ safety – lobby group

On Twitter, attacks on LGBT+ users have increased substantially since Elon Musk took over the company last autumn, according to multiple advocacy groups.

In its annual Social Media Safety Index, GLAAD gave Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter low or failing scores with Twitter the lowest (Jeff Chiu/AP/PA)

All major social media platforms do poorly at protecting LGBT+ users from hate speech and harassment but Twitter is the worst, the advocacy group GLAAD has said.

In its annual Social Media Safety Index, GLAAD gave Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter low or failing scores, saying the platforms do not do enough to keep their users safe — especially those who are transgender, non-binary or gender non-conforming.