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X quietly revived anti-misgendering policy that Musk dropped last year


GLAAD pushes to close loopholes allowing targeted misgendering of celebrities.

Advertisement While Olson sees the changes at X as positive, the company's decision to reduce the visibility of attacks—rather than explicitly ban them—is still viewed by GLAAD as a step back from the stronger protections that users enjoyed on Twitter for years. On Thursday, GLAAD released a report asking all social media platforms to explicitly recognize targeted misgendering and deadnaming as hate speech. "The health and well-being of our community are our top priority, and we believe we have both a responsibility and a meaningful opportunity to support Snapchatters by maintaining a safe space for them to communicate with their friends," a Snap spokesperson told Ars.

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