Open Terms Archive
@opentermsarchive@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

🏳️‍⚧️ LinkedIn removes #HateSpeech protections for #transgender individuals

@opentermsarchive detected on July 29th that LinkedIn removed transgender-related protections from its policy on hateful and derogatory content. The platform no longer lists “misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals” as examples of prohibited conduct.
👉 Full memo and sources: https://opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/linkedin-removes-transgender-hate-speech-protections/
🇫🇷 Memo in French: https://opentermsarchive.org/fr/memos/linkedin-retire-des-protections-contre-les-discours-de-haine-envers-les-personnes-transgenres/
#TermsSpotting #TrustAndSafety#LGBTQ#ContentModeration #transrights

Hate speech, symbols, and groups are prohibited on LinkedIn. We remove content that attacks, denigrates, intimidates, dehumanizes, incites or threatens hatred, violence, prejudicial or discriminatory action against individuals or groups because of their actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, caste, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, or disability status. Examples of hateful and derogatory content Slurs and pejoratives used to demean others on the basis of their inherent traits Promoting or expressing support for hate groups or ideology via symbol or otherwise Expressions of disgust towards or superiority over people or groups on the basis of inherent traits REMOVE: Misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals
Hate speech, symbols, and groups are prohibited on LinkedIn. We remove content that attacks, denigrates, intimidates, dehumanizes, incites or threatens hatred, violence, prejudicial or discriminatory action against individuals or groups because of their actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, caste, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, or disability status. Examples of hateful and derogatory content Slurs and pejoratives used to demean others on the basis of their inherent traits Promoting or expressing support for hate groups or ideology via symbol or otherwise Expressions of disgust towards or superiority over people or groups on the basis of inherent traits REMOVE: Misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals
Hate speech, symbols, and groups are prohibited on LinkedIn. We remove content that attacks, denigrates, intimidates, dehumanizes, incites or threatens hatred, violence, prejudicial or discriminatory action against individuals or groups because of their actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, caste, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, or disability status. Examples of hateful and derogatory content Slurs and pejoratives used to demean others on the basis of their inherent traits Promoting or expressing support for hate groups or ideology via symbol or otherwise Expressions of disgust towards or superiority over people or groups on the basis of inherent traits REMOVE: Misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals
Open Terms Archive
@opentermsarchive@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

🏳️‍⚧️ LinkedIn removes #HateSpeech protections for #transgender individuals

@opentermsarchive detected on July 29th that LinkedIn removed transgender-related protections from its policy on hateful and derogatory content. The platform no longer lists “misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals” as examples of prohibited conduct.
👉 Full memo and sources: https://opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/linkedin-removes-transgender-hate-speech-protections/
🇫🇷 Memo in French: https://opentermsarchive.org/fr/memos/linkedin-retire-des-protections-contre-les-discours-de-haine-envers-les-personnes-transgenres/
#TermsSpotting #TrustAndSafety#LGBTQ#ContentModeration #transrights

Hate speech, symbols, and groups are prohibited on LinkedIn. We remove content that attacks, denigrates, intimidates, dehumanizes, incites or threatens hatred, violence, prejudicial or discriminatory action against individuals or groups because of their actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, caste, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, or disability status. Examples of hateful and derogatory content Slurs and pejoratives used to demean others on the basis of their inherent traits Promoting or expressing support for hate groups or ideology via symbol or otherwise Expressions of disgust towards or superiority over people or groups on the basis of inherent traits REMOVE: Misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals
Hate speech, symbols, and groups are prohibited on LinkedIn. We remove content that attacks, denigrates, intimidates, dehumanizes, incites or threatens hatred, violence, prejudicial or discriminatory action against individuals or groups because of their actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, caste, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, or disability status. Examples of hateful and derogatory content Slurs and pejoratives used to demean others on the basis of their inherent traits Promoting or expressing support for hate groups or ideology via symbol or otherwise Expressions of disgust towards or superiority over people or groups on the basis of inherent traits REMOVE: Misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals
Hate speech, symbols, and groups are prohibited on LinkedIn. We remove content that attacks, denigrates, intimidates, dehumanizes, incites or threatens hatred, violence, prejudicial or discriminatory action against individuals or groups because of their actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, caste, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, or disability status. Examples of hateful and derogatory content Slurs and pejoratives used to demean others on the basis of their inherent traits Promoting or expressing support for hate groups or ideology via symbol or otherwise Expressions of disgust towards or superiority over people or groups on the basis of inherent traits REMOVE: Misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals
Elena Rossini ⁂
@_elena@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago
@crecente good that Mashable covered this in 2022... I feel like the situation has only worsened.

I came upon something by accident (because I quit it a long time ago) and I was shocked (SHOCKED I tell you!) about the rhetoric on Substack. Commenters show unabashed racism and homophobia... and there's dangerous misinformation around health stuff.

I reported some terrible, stomach-turning comments... and they are still up
Drew Crecente (they/them)
@crecente@games.ngo replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago
@_elena

🧡 Thank you for doing your part in reporting unacceptable online content! That is more than most folks would do.

(I work for a NGO in the US. We prevent violence against adolescents. Online content causes harm in many ways.)

Hopefully Substack has taken appropriate action by now.

If not, there might be some other options for reporting the content. This guidance from the Let's STOP Hate Speech group, funded by the EU might be helpful:

🌐https://absbg.eu/en/european-commission-combating-hate-speech-and-hate-crime/

#hatespeech #substack #misinformation #racism #publichealth #media

ralfh
ralfh boosted
Steffen Voß
@kaffeeringe@social.tchncs.de  ·  activity timestamp last month

Armin Wolf wurde auf X mit extrem beleidigenden und strafbaren Kommentaren konfrontiert. Trotz seiner Bemühungen, rechtlich gegen diese Kommentare vorzugehen, scheiterten alle Versuche, die Kommentare zu löschen oder die Identität des Posters herauszufinden. X weigerte sich, die Daten herauszugeben, und die Behörden fühlten sich nicht zuständig. Selbst der Digital Services Act (DSA) konnte nicht helfen. Wolfs Fazit ist, dass X ein „rechtsfreier Raum“ ist, in dem Gesetze nicht gelten und Hasskommentare ungestraft bleiben.

https://www.arminwolf.at/2025/06/28/x-ist-ein-rechtsfreier-raum/

#SocialMedia#X#DSA#EU#Irland#USA#Österreich#hateSpeech
Steffen Voß
@kaffeeringe@social.tchncs.de  ·  activity timestamp last month

Armin Wolf wurde auf X mit extrem beleidigenden und strafbaren Kommentaren konfrontiert. Trotz seiner Bemühungen, rechtlich gegen diese Kommentare vorzugehen, scheiterten alle Versuche, die Kommentare zu löschen oder die Identität des Posters herauszufinden. X weigerte sich, die Daten herauszugeben, und die Behörden fühlten sich nicht zuständig. Selbst der Digital Services Act (DSA) konnte nicht helfen. Wolfs Fazit ist, dass X ein „rechtsfreier Raum“ ist, in dem Gesetze nicht gelten und Hasskommentare ungestraft bleiben.

https://www.arminwolf.at/2025/06/28/x-ist-ein-rechtsfreier-raum/

#SocialMedia#X#DSA#EU#Irland#USA#Österreich#hateSpeech