Trust and safety is a major concern for LGBTQ-identifying people who regularly spend time on social media platforms. There are large LGBTQ communities on Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube, but according to new research from The Trevor Project, one platform makes its queer users feel the safest: TikTok.
The Trevor Project conducted its survey by soliciting responses from 28,524 people. The participants, who were recruited via targeted ads, were U.S. residents between the ages of 13 and 24.
Many of those individuals have found supportive communities on TikTok. The ByteDance-owned app is particularly trusted by LGBTQ people of color. 53% of queer Poc respondents told The Trevor Project that they feel safe and understood on TikTok. For queer white respondents, the corresponding figure was 46%.
For both LGBTQ young people of color and their white counterparts, Instagram was the second-most trusted platform, and Twitter ranked third. Only one-third of queer Poc respondents reported feeling safe on YouTube.
The Trevor Project conducted its survey by soliciting responses from 28,524 people. The participants, who were recruited via targeted ads, were U.S. residents between the ages of 13 and 24.
Many of those individuals have found supportive communities on TikTok. The ByteDance-owned app is particularly trusted by LGBTQ people of color. 53% of queer Poc respondents told The Trevor Project that they feel safe and understood on TikTok. For queer white respondents, the corresponding figure was 46%.
For both LGBTQ young people of color and their white counterparts, Instagram was the second-most trusted platform, and Twitter ranked third. Only one-third of queer Poc respondents reported feeling safe on YouTube.
- 7/20/2023
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
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