On Sept. 14, far-right influencer Chaya Raichik, known online as Libs of TikTok, attacked a Washington state high school on Facebook for displaying a Pride flag. “Hey Mercer Island High School, why does your profile photo display a mutilation flag??” she wrote, tagging the school’s account in the post and attaching a photo of the entrance.
A few weeks before, on Aug. 27, neo-Nazi webcomic artist StoneToss posted a strip that used Tim Curry’s death to mock transgender suicide rates. And earlier this month, right-wing political commentator Benny Johnson shared claims that Democrats will “transition your kids while you’re at work” and “hand out gas cards to illegal aliens.”
Meta pays these creators for making posts like these. In 2024, the tech giant unveiled a new invite-only program called Facebook Content Monetization, designed to streamline earnings for creators. Many creators celebrated the move, with some reporting a major increase in their earnings through the program.
I remember when I got a three month ban for a self deprecating joke about being white. But a death threat against me for being trans got a “We’re sorry but the reported content does not violate our community guidelines.”
I hope you learned you lesson amd stopped using it.
I did for a time, but now I’m back to using it.
If anyone here wonders how people could have allowed the Halocaust, here you go.
There is literally nothing that will prevent people from supporting a culture of rapists, child molesters, thieves, war criminals, racists, transphobes, zealots, and misogynists if a tiny bit of convenience must be sacrificed to discontinue that support.
It’s literally more important to get on Facebook than it is to prevent more deaths of innocent people.
Get off it, it’s really really bad for you.
It really is!