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[ad_1] Twitter has quietly removed a policy against the “targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals,” raising concerns that the Elon Musk-owned platform is becoming less safe for marginalized groups.Twitter enacted the policy against deadnaming, or using a transgender person's name before they transitioned, as well as purposefully using the wrong gender for someone as a form of harassment, in 2018. On Monday, Twitter also said it will only put warning labels on some tweets that are “potentially” in violation of its rules against hateful conduct. Previously, the tweets were removed. It was in this policy update that Twitter appears to have deleted the line against deadnaming from its rules.“Twitter's decision to covertly roll back its longtime policy is the latest exa...

[ad_1] Billionaire Elon Musk said he will step down as chief executive of Twitter Inc once he finds a replacement, but will still run some key divisions of the social media platform. Billionaire Elon Musk said he will step down as chief executive of Twitter Inc once he finds a replacement, but will still run some key divisions of the social media platform. The latest move by Musk, the head of electric-car maker Tesla Inc, comes after Twitter users voted decisively in a poll for him to step down as CEO of the microblogging platform. Below is a snapshot of Musk's moves in the Twitter takeover saga. April 4: Musk discloses over 9% stake in Twitter April 5: Twitter says Musk will join company's board April 10: Musk says he will not join Twitter board April 14: Musk offers $54.20/s...

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Twitter removes policy against deadnaming transgender people

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