Apple will give Siri a less gendered voice option in iOS 15.4The company's AI assistant will soon be more diverse.By J. Fingas, 02.23.2022
Grindr restricts location features at the Beijing Olympic VillageIt's limiting access to the Explore page for the privacy and safety of athletes.By J. Fingas, 02.09.2022
Dating app Grindr disappears from Apple's App Store in China (updated)The absence comes after China vowed to crack down on various kinds of online content.By J. Fingas, 01.31.2022
Russia investigates complaint over Netflix LGBT contentThe company faces a fine and a temporary suspension of services if it's found to have violated the law.By K. Holt, 11.25.2021
Netflix fires employee for leaking data about controversial Dave Chappelle specialThey were reportedly a leader of a trans employee group, which has been criticizing Netflix leadership for defending Chappelle's trans jokes.By J. Conditt, 10.15.2021
Twitch is adding over 350 tags to help make streams more inclusiveYou should find more channels with friendly faces.By J. Fingas, 05.23.2021
The UK's Alan Turing £50 bank note is a love letter to codingIt's also the country's most secure bank note to date.By J. Fingas, 03.25.2021
Netflix reportedly cancels Turkish show rather than write-out gay characterThe drama ‘If Only’ was pulled a day before filming began.By D. Cooper, 07.21.2020
Ads on Facebook are spreading misinformation about anti-HIV drugsFacebook has allowed the ads to run despite complaints.By J. Fingas, 12.15.2019
LGBTQ+ creators file lawsuit charging YouTube with discriminationThey claim YouTube suppresses their videos and restricts their ability to monetize.By C. Fisher, 08.14.2019
Tinder will let you list your sexual orientation in your profileThe app wants to be more welcoming to LGBT folks.By G. Torbet, 06.04.2019
Facebook's political ad policy also blocked LGBT messagesThe stricter advertising controls had more unintended consequences.By J. Fingas, 10.03.2018
OKCupid users can choose a pronoun to display in their profileIt’s only available to non-binary and LGBTQ users.By D. Lumb, 09.11.2018
Ruby Rose is the latest celebrity driven off Twitter by abuseThe trolls strike again.By E. Alvarez, 08.13.2018
Weibo reverses planned purge of LGBT contentThe company changed its mind after protests from its users.By R. LeFebvre, 04.16.2018
Twitter explains why it blocked LGBT-related searchesThe social network apologized for inadvertently censoring tweets with LGBT-related words.By M. Moon, 11.07.2017
Twitter will fix broken searches for LGBT materialIt says this was an "error," not discrimination.By J. Fingas, 11.05.2017
New Tesla lawsuit accuses company of LGBT discriminationThe company denies these allegations, too. By R. LeFebvre, 10.19.2017
Atari partners with LGBT Media to make more inclusive gamesThey want to cater to the community better than they would on their own.By J. Fingas, 08.15.2017
Spotify's new series tackles topics like immigration and equality'I'm with the banned' features original music, videos and a documentary. By E. Alvarez, 07.06.2017