NiléaneJul 12, 2024

LGBT and Marginalized Voices Are Not Welcome on Threads https://www.macstories.net/stories/lgbt-and-marginalized-voices-are-not-welcome-on-threads/

Here’s a story that I wish I didn’t have to write. But it’s high time that we make this a central point anytime, anywhere Threads is pictured as a decent alternative to Twitter and Mastodon. It is only that if you’re a straight, white male.

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LGBT and Marginalized Voices Are Not Welcome on Threads

<p>As Twitter was crumbling under Elon Musk’s new leadership in 2023, various online circles found themselves flocking to alternative platforms. While some may have kept using Twitter (now known as… X), a non-negligible number of communities migrated over to Mastodon and other smaller platforms. Meanwhile, Meta shipped its own textual social media platform, Threads. The...</p>

Show threadNiléaneJul 12, 2024
Welp, that's one way to prove my point.
Show threadHiroJul 12, 2024

@nileane So interesting that people like that never use their real names when sending messages like that... almost like they don't want to be treated the way they're treating others.

I'm really truly sorry you have to deal with stuff like that, Nileane. You don't deserve it. Your message is important.

Show threadNiléaneJul 12, 2024
@hiro Thank you <3.
Yeah these people are often the definition of hypocrisy.
Show threadCali
@nileane @hiro dang. For all the good we get on the nest, there’s always a contingent of folks that just want it “for normal, people. Ya know people like us.” They gesture to the whitest most cis folks ever.
Jul 13, 2024 at 3:10amWeb