Meta’s content moderation overhaul is likely to expose creators to more unjust punishment, over-censorship and potentially severe financial losses.

Meta will allow its billions of social media users to accuse people of being mentally ill based on their sexuality or gender identity.

It wasn't just fact-checking that Meta scrapped from its platforms as it prepares for the second Trump administration. The social media giant has also loosened its rules around hate speech and abuse — again following the lead of Elon Musk's X — specifically when it comes to sexual orientation and gender identity as well as immigration status.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, dropped some LGBTQ protections from its hate speech rules Tuesday amid a wider overhaul of the social media giant’s content moderation