The Meta Oversight Board has determined that ocking or invalid posts are ocking because trans people are not violating their bullying and harassment policies.
The board ruled on Wednesday that two posts about trans women who denied gender identity did not violate the company’s hate speech rules, according to the report. Washington PostIncludes videos showing trans women using women’s bathrooms and another video showing girls who have won sports competitions.
The post gained traction after being shared by Chaya Raichik, behind Tiktok’s account Libs, considered an extremist anti-LGBTQ+ “Bagot” by the Southern Poverty Law Centre. Top Meta executives reportedly told the board that the board “should be treated with caution in light of the difficult political debate surrounding trans people.”
The companies behind Instagram, Facebook and threads will release a new content policy in January, allowing users to use Slur for trans people and allow posts LGBTQ+Posts saying “mental disorder” or “trans person is not him or her, it is” and “nothing like a trans child.”
Meta also used the term “transgenderism” in its official policy. Glaad defines “A term that implies that trans equality opponents are not an authentic aspect of personality, but a political ideology.”
The minority opposed the recent decision of the Observation Committee. Bullying and harassment policy It still prohibits misunderstandings among trans people. “All private minors, private adults (must self-report), and minor involuntary public figures are protected from romantic involvement, sexual orientation, or claims of gender identity.”
The board ruled that transphobic posting would be permitted, but Meta decided that the term “transgenderism” should be removed from the hateful conduct policy, and “The board is concerned that Meta incorporates the term “transgenderism” into the revised hateful conduct policy. guidance. ”
Sara Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD, statement The board’s decision “contradicts each other by saying that companies must remove this inhuman rhetoric from this policy, while also providing a terrible validation of Meta’s new, harmful approach to content moderation.”
“This tells LGBTQ people everything they need to know about meta’s attitudes towards LGBTQ users. It’s anti-LGBTQ hatred, and especially anti-trans hatred, is welcomed on meta’s platform,” Ellis said. “This is not ‘freedom of speech’, it’s harassment that dehumanizes a group of vulnerable people. The humanity of LGBTQ people is not a matter of “public debate.” For the safety of all users, Meta must suspend unpopular new anti-LGBTQ policies that put LGBTQ people at risk. ”
“As Meta continues to adopt a right-wing attitude that promotes hatred and prejudice towards historically marginalized communities, we need to expect many users, creators and advertisers to find other places where they use their money, time and attention,” she added.
Source: Advocate.com – www.advocate.com
