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How Companies Are Showing Up On Social Media During Pride Month

June is Pride Month, and social media companies are offering space to LGBTQ people by changing tools and language to make their platforms more welcoming. But are the efforts just a marketing ploy or an example of allyship?

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Femi Oke, host of “The Stream” on Al Jazeera English.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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