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"In late June, an account launched on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and
Telegram called
Fetrah — the Arabic word for “human instinct.” Soon after,
the account posted a Twitter thread in Arabic calling on social media users to
spread its message: that there are only two genders, and homosexuality is
deviant and a rejection of human nature. Fetrah’s website is plastered with the
words “No more LGBTQ+“ in a dozen different languages.
The visual signature of the anti-LGBTQ+ campaign is simple: a rectangle with
one half colored bright pink and the other half colored light blue,
representing a gender binary. Since the campaign’s launch, the pink and blue
rectangle has found its way onto flags, pamphlets, books, videos, memes, and
infographics and has been watermarked onto profile pictures. Images including
the logo are frequently posted on social media alongside one of Fetrah’s three
viral hashtags.
Following a series of political controversies regarding the queer community in
the Middle East during international pride month, Fetrah has become a new
vehicle for anti-LGBTQ+ online hate speech and harassment against the queer
community. Global social media platforms have taken notably different
approaches to moderating the campaign. While the primary Fetrah Facebook page
was banned by Meta in early July after it generated over half a million likes,
the original Fetrah Twitter account continues to operate largely unabated and
has over 75,000 followers."
Via Frederick Wilson II.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
