Meta Deletes Trans and Nonbinary Messenger Themes
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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.

  • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techEnglish
    71·
    27 days ago

    Just making it clear that it wasn’t about freedom of expression or speech. True freedom of speech would mean keeping these even if it made other people uncomfortable.

    • Beej Jorgensen@lemmy.sdf.org
      20·
      27 days ago

      I agree with you, but true free speech also gives Facebook the right to choose its own themes. I’d vote with my feet on this one, but I already abandoned Facebook years ago.

      • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techEnglish
        31·
        27 days ago

        Oh I know, it’s just that they said they’re removing moderation for “free speech” and then remove one of the ways you can express themselves. Just hypocritical.

        • Beej Jorgensen@lemmy.sdf.org
          11·
          27 days ago

          For sure. Any social media company that says they’re pro free speech is just posturing at best. They have full dictator control of their systems.