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Twitter quietly removes policy protecting trans users from deadnaming

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Twitter has quietly removed a policy which protected transgender users from deadnaming and misgendering on the social media platform. Its hateful content policy was put in place long before Elon Musk’s highly publicised acquisition of the company. Its ban on misgendering (purposefully referring to someone as the wrong gender) and deadnaming (calling a trans person a name they no longer go by) was introduced in 2018. “We prohibit targeting others with repeated slurs, tropes or other content that intends to dehumanise, degrade or reinforce negative or harmful stereotypes about a…

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Are social media firms doing enough to protect LGBTQ+ users?

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Major social media companies are not doing enough to protect LGBTQ+ users from abuse and harassment on their platforms, an analysis by U.S. rights group GLAAD has found. The index analysed five leading platforms – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok – all of which were ranked as having “inadequate” measures to support and protect LGBTQ+ users. Each scored less than 50 out of 100. “Social media platforms and companies are prioritizing profit over LGBTQ safety and lives,” said Sarah Kate Ellis, the president of GLAAD, in an introduction to…

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Jameela Jamil quits “hell platform” Twitter after Elon Musk’s takeover

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Jameela Jamil has announced that she will no longer be using Twitter because of Elon Musk’s takeover of the company. On 25 April, Twitter’s board agreed on a $44bn (£34.5bn) deal that will see the billionaire gain control of the social media platform. Musk said he will help it reach its “tremendous potential” and aims to relax its content restrictions. Hours before the deal was confirmed, Jameela tweeted: “One good thing about Elon buying twitter is that I will *FINALLY* leave and stop being a complete menace to society on…

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Why Twitter and Instagram are inviting people to share their pronouns

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Are you a he or a she? A they or a ze? Telling the world who you are is getting easier as social networking sites from LinkedIn to Instagram roll out pronoun options in profiles to help users clearly express their gender identity. High-profile transgender and non-binary stars including Hollywood star Elliot Page and singers Sam Smith and Demi Lovato are helping to drive growing awareness of gender minorities – and big businesses are embracing the social shift. Social networks including Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn have announced or introduced dedicated…

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TikTok admits to censoring some LGBTQ+ content on its platform

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The infamous social media app has admitted to blocking LGBTQ+ hashtags to correspond with laws in specific countries. In a recent report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, it was discovered that many LGBTQ+ hashtags and content were banned from countries like Russia, Jordan and Bosnia. The report states that “Hashtags related to LGBTQ+ issues are suppressed on the platform in at least 8 languages.” The hashtags include “GayArab”, “I am gay” in Russian, “Gay” in Estonian, “I am a lesbian” in Russian and “Transgender” in Arabic. The report also…

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