It Looks Like Twitter Is Censoring Bisexual Content

It is unclear why, but needless to say, it's screwed up.

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Bi Twitter has been set ablaze the last couple of days ever since folks started realizing that Twitter is censoring the #bisexual hashtag. (Apparently, Twitter is trying to stop Bi Twitter from being a thing.)

At the time of reporting, whenever someone searched for the "#bisexual" hashtag on Twitter, they would receive the below message, claiming there are no photos, videos, or news with that hashtag.

Numerous bisexual groups and individuals pointed this out immediately. Some also noted the hypocrisy of Donald Trump being given a platform for hatred and bigotry, and folks who post hashtags like #whitepower are allowed to tweet freely, while the bisexual hashtag is being censored.

\u201c.@Twitter, this is a photo of a #bisexual person. You call this inappropriate, pornographic content? We are people, not a fetish. #BiTwitter\u201d
— Rev. Sarah Napoline (@Rev. Sarah Napoline) 1509908961

\u201cFilters erasing #bisexual content? Hey @Twitter, that sounds like discrimination based on sexual orientation. Also dangerous and cruel.\u201d
— Chase Strangio (@Chase Strangio) 1509893829

\u201cWhat does deliberate bisexual erasure look like? Click this hashtag and then see how many pictures come up: #bisexual\u201d
— The Bisexual Index (@The Bisexual Index) 1509817750

None
— Dr. Dennis Eckmeier (@Dr. Dennis Eckmeier) 1509817994

None
— Klimagerechtigkeit - was sonst? (@Klimagerechtigkeit - was sonst?) 1509910854

\u201cHey #Twitter!! The word #bisexual seems to be caught in your unmanned algorithms. You know, the ones that let Trump execute hate speech wkly\u201d
— Lucia (Cia) Harper \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Business Comedy Mindset \ud83c\udfaf (@Lucia (Cia) Harper \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Business Comedy Mindset \ud83c\udfaf) 1509898525

People also noticed that it took 11 minutes to remedy the error of Donald Trump's account being blocked.

\u201cCan we talk about how Twitter fixed Trump's account in 11 mins, but has yet to respond about being unable to properly search #bisexual??\u201d
— Alex Parrish (@Alex Parrish) 1509919965

Yet it's been roughly 48 hours and all we've received from Twitter is this response.

\u201cWe\u2019ve identified an error with search results for certain terms. We apologize for this. We\u2019re working quickly to resolve & will update soon.\u201d
— Twitter Support (@Twitter Support) 1509918296

It is unclear why Twitter is censoring #bisexual. Whatever the nonsensical reason is, Twitter better restore the hashtag ASAP.