EFF is Highlighting LGBTQ+ Issues Year-Round

EFF is dedicated to ensuring that technology supports freedom, justice and innovation for all the people of the world. While digital freedom is an LGBTQ+ issue, LGBTQ+ issues are also digital rights issues. For example, LGBTQ+ communities are often those most likely to experience firsthand how big tech can restrict free expression, capitulate to government repression, and undermine user privacy and security. In many ways, the issues faced by these communities today serve as a bellwether of the fights other communities will face tomorrow. This is why EFF is committing to highlight these issues not only during Pride month, but year-round on our new LGBTQ+ Issue Page.

Centering LGBTQ+ Issues

Last month many online platforms featured pride events and rainbow logos (in certain countries). But their flawed algorithms and moderation restrict the freedom of expression of the LGBTQ+ community year-round. Some cases are explicit, like when blunt moderation policies, responding in part to FOSTA-SESTA, shut down discussions of sexuality and gender. In other instances, platforms, such as TikTok, will more subtly restrict LGBTQ+ content allegedly to “protect” users from bullying– while promoting homophobic and anti-trans content.

Looking beyond the platforms, government surveillance of LGBTQ+ individuals is also a long standi

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