#Twitter rolls back misgendering and deadnaming policies

#Twitter rolls back misgendering and deadnaming policies

The site has removed certain protections from the Slurs and Tropes section of its Hateful Conduct policy. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Twitter has shortened the Slurs and Tropes section of its Hateful Conduct policy. As the Associated Press reports, the policy was updated in 2018 to include specific protections against “targeted misgendering or deadnaming…

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#JoJo Siwa Claps Back After Candace Owens Says She’s ‘Lying’ About Being A Lesbian!

#JoJo Siwa Claps Back After Candace Owens Says She’s ‘Lying’ About Being A Lesbian!

JoJo Siwa has a message for Candace Owens: “Back the f**k off.” For those who don’t know, the drama between the pair began when the 33-year-old conservative commentator shared a roughly six-minute video on Twitter Tuesday, in which she suggested that the 19-year-old performer is “lying about being lesbian” because she wants “attention.” She said…

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#Twitter, Bucking Its Own Policy, Adds “State-Affiliated Media” Label to NPR Account

#Twitter, Bucking Its Own Policy, Adds “State-Affiliated Media” Label to NPR Account

Twitter on Tuesday evening affixed a “state-affiliated media” label — a marker used to help users identify outlets that are editorially controlled by governments — to NPR’s main account, despite previous policy guidelines specifically noting NPR did not fall under that category. In a statement shared on Wednesday, NPR CEO John Lansing described the move…

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#Kelsea Ballerini Makes Waves Performing With Drag Queens At CMT Music Awards — After Tennessee Judge Temporarily Blocks Drag Show Ban!

#Kelsea Ballerini Makes Waves Performing With Drag Queens At CMT Music Awards — After Tennessee Judge Temporarily Blocks Drag Show Ban!

Iconic!! Kelsea Ballerini made a major statement while performing at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday night! During the country music award show held in Austin, Texas the singer and co-host started the show with a performance of her new single If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down, Too) — and she brought four drag…

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#Twitter’s Verification Purge Set to Begin

#Twitter’s Verification Purge Set to Begin

Leave it to Elon Musk to choose April Fool’s Day to begin Twitter’s version of the Purge. Beginning on Saturday, users with legacy verification badges — notable accounts who were verified under Twitter’s previous leadership — are expected to lose their blue check, as the social media company has been hinting at for months but…

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