“Posts with LGBTQ+ hashtags including #lesbian, #bisexual, #gay, #trans, #queer, #nonbinary, #pansexial, #transwomen, #Tgirl, #Tboy, #Tgirlsarebeautiful, #bisexualpride, #lesbianpride, and dozens of others were hidden for any users who had their sensitive content filter turned on. Teenagers have the sensitive content filter turned on by default ... Meta reversed the restrictions on LGBTQ search terms after User Mag reached out for comment, saying that it was in error.”

https://www.usermag.co/p/instagram-blocked-teens-from-searching

Instagram blocked teens from searching LGBTQ-related content for months

Posts with LGBTQ+ hashtags were hidden under Meta's “sensitive content” policy which restricts "sexually suggestive content"

User Mag

@dphiffer

reminiscent of what tumblr has done a few times over the years. the first major ban blocked basic searches for gay, lesbian… yet tumblr allowed slurs to be searchable