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Is Twitter Censoring Bisexual Content? AGAIN?!
Is Twitter Censoring Bisexual Content? AGAIN?!
Really, Twitter?? REALLY??
byraffy
February 06 2019 5:41 PM EST
December 09 2022 9:12 AM EST
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Is Twitter Censoring Bisexual Content? AGAIN?!
Really, Twitter?? REALLY??
Back in 2017, controversy erupted after many Twitter users noticed that the #Bisexual hashtag was allegedly being censored.
Well, it looks the social media giant is up to some of their old tricks, only this time, it's with the hashtag #20BiTeen (a play on 2019, similar to 2018's "20gayteen").
Twitter user @LarkerAnthology pointed the alleged censorship out, noting how photos or videos with the hashtag #20BiTeen haven't been displaying for days, and that there has been no official explanation or apology from Twitter as to what's going on.
\u201c#bisexuality is not pornography, @Twitter. The #20BiTeen tag has been blocked from displaying photos and videos for days now. Nothing from @TwitterSupport. @TwitterVideo, #BiTwitter\u201d— Larker Anthology (@Larker Anthology) 1549378190
Luckily, people are catching onto the alleged blocking of bi content and signal boosting the news, including Madam Secretary star and openly bisexual actress and activist Sara Ramirez.
Twitter issued a response to the initial censorship issue back in 2017, saying that "a technical issue that affected search results" was the reason why "searches for certain words related to sexuality did not populate complete results."
At the time of reporting, however, Twitter has yet to say anything about why photo and video content for #20BiTeen is not being displayed for people who search for it now.
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.