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Title: Meta has paid at least 29 anti-LGBTQ accounts for their posts
Post by: Jessica_Rose on October 14, 2026, 06:08:33 PM
Post by: Jessica_Rose on October 14, 2026, 06:08:33 PM
Ahead of the midterms, Meta has paid at least 29 anti-LGBTQ accounts for their posts
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/10/14/ahead-of-the-midterms-meta-has-paid-at-least-29-anti-lgbtq-accounts-for-their-posts/
HOPE PISONI (14 Oct 2026)
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.
However, that program has recently come under scrutiny. In August, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that Meta invited accounts promoting white supremacist and neo-Nazi ideologies.
And after reviewing Meta's monetization data, Uncloseted Media identified 29 accounts with histories of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric that have been invited to the program. These include the three aforementioned accounts as well as podcaster Candace Owens, who has blamed gay men for child abuse in the Catholic church, and Turning Point USA, which has been connected to an assault on a queer Arizona State University professor. Meta did not respond to Uncloseted Media and The 19th's requests for an interview or for comment.
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@Sarah B
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/10/14/ahead-of-the-midterms-meta-has-paid-at-least-29-anti-lgbtq-accounts-for-their-posts/
HOPE PISONI (14 Oct 2026)
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.
However, that program has recently come under scrutiny. In August, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that Meta invited accounts promoting white supremacist and neo-Nazi ideologies.
And after reviewing Meta's monetization data, Uncloseted Media identified 29 accounts with histories of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric that have been invited to the program. These include the three aforementioned accounts as well as podcaster Candace Owens, who has blamed gay men for child abuse in the Catholic church, and Turning Point USA, which has been connected to an assault on a queer Arizona State University professor. Meta did not respond to Uncloseted Media and The 19th's requests for an interview or for comment.
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@Sarah B