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Twitter's search tool is blocking photo searches of #bisexual, but not #lesbian or #gay

November 5, 2017

Twitter has a lot of explaining to do. 

The social media platform is under scrutiny after several accounts noticed the search tool had begun to bar photos (as well as videos and news) tagged with the #bisexual hashtag — and others. 

Today @Twitter @TwitterSupport introduced a search filter blocking photo search on #bisexual and #bisexuality hashtags (among others). (1/2) pic.twitter.com/W2yGZ0BrXH

— BiPrideUK (@BiPrideUK) November 4, 2017

The hashtags #bisexual and #bisexuality are not the only ones to be filtered out by Twitter’s search tools. Included in the block are words like “butt,” “boobs,” and various sexual slurs, but as historian and CUNY professor Angus Johnston (@studentactivism on Twitter) pointed out in a series of tweets, there are inconsistencies with what has been blocked and what hasn’t.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Twitter's search tool is blocking photo searches of #bisexual, but not #lesbian or #gay

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