It is also, coincidentally, the reason this forum came to be…

Digital advocacy groups have teamed up with queer organisations to launch legal action against Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp. US and European-based NGO Repro Uncensored launched the case alongside other organisations, including Bits of Freedom, BUTT Magazine, Club ChUrch, The Queer Agenda, Queer Gallery, COC Nederland, Tillatec, Sauna Nieuwezijds, Free Willie Amsterdam, Striptopia and No Limits! Art Castle.
The core concern of the coalition is that “Meta may have violated European fundamental rights law, the Digital Services Act (DSA), GDPR, and Dutch anti-discrimination law” through discriminatory moderation, opaque enforcement systems and the exclusion of the LGBTQ+ community from digital spaces.
Bits of Freedom said in a statement, “In recent months, numerous Instagram accounts, including those of organizations within the LGBTQIA+ community, have been deleted. Many accounts disappeared without explanation.”
They additionally published a list of demands, the first of which is: “Meta is not allowed to block accounts unless they can offer a very good reason for doing so. This can only be done after a person has established that the content an account was posting is not allowed on Meta’s platforms. For each decision, the user must receive a proper explanation.”