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Meta's Oversight Board looks into anti-trans posts that the company won't remove

Users shared the posts on Facebook and Instagram.

It also told the Board that it would have left the Facebook post up regardless, as it's newsworthy given that "transgender people's access to bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity is the subject of considerable political debate in the United States." It's combining these two cases "to assess whether Meta's approach to moderating discussions around gender identity respects users' freedom of expression and the rights of transgender and non-binary people." The report showed dozens of clear examples demonstrating hate speech across Facebook, Instagram and Threads between June 2023 and March 2024, including anti-trans slurs, dehumanizing language and promotions of conversion therapy.

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