Meta rolled back protections. Now hate is surging.
ABOUT THE CAMPAIGNWhat we're seeing: More hate, more fear, less freedom.
On January 7, 2025, Meta announced sweeping changes to its content moderation policies, including the end of third-party fact-checking in the U.S., and rollbacks to its hate speech policy globally that remove protections for women, people of color, trans people, and more. In the absence of data from Meta, we decided to go straight to users to assess if and how harmful content is manifesting on Meta platforms in the wake of January rollbacks.
92%
Say that Facebook and Instagram feel less safe
1 in 6
Report facing gender-based or sexual violence just since January.
Key Findings
“On every post, there are now transphobic, sexist, and violent comments – even under harmless content like kitten videos. Death threats and calls for violence are not removed, even when reported.”
- Survey respondent
Simply put: Hate thrives where moderation dies.
Users deserve online spaces where they can feel safe and thrive. They cannot do that when continually targeted with hate and harassment on the basis of who they are.
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