A Scottish charity has deleted its Twitter account, which had more than 30,000 followers, citing concerns around “targeted attacks”.
Mhairi Crawford, chief executive of LGBT Youth Scotland, said: “After careful consideration of our mission to support LGBTQ+ young people, we felt our only option was to leave Twitter.
“Since Twitter’s takeover in 2022 we have become increasingly concerned by a number of statements and decisions that have had a real impact on the LGBTQ+ community.
“Our following on Twitter was the largest across all of our platforms but we have noticed a troubling increase in extreme views and targeted attacks towards members of the LGBTQ+ community, as well as our owncharity directly.
“We want to create safe spaces for young people to feel hopeful about the world around them and their own futures and, ultimately, Twitter does not make this possible.
“We hope our move will give other organisations confidence to leave platforms where negativity is so prevalent.”
The charity works with LGBTI young people aged 13–25, across Scotland, and works to promote their health and wellbeing.
Its latest accounts on OSCR’s website show its total income for the year to 31 March 2022 was more than £1.4m.
The charity can still be contacted on other social media platforms and through its website.
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