As Meta, Facebook’s parent company, continues to reverse many of its hate speech rules, the company’s oversight board confirmed that posts “misgendering” trans people do not violate its policies.

From The Daily Wire. Facebook’s parent company Meta said that two posts that included “misgendering” were not a violation of its policies …

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The social media giant’s Oversight Board ruled that two posts about trans-identifying males do not violate the company’s hate speech rules.

“Despite the intentionally provocative nature of the posts, which misgender identifiable trans people in ways many would find offensive, a majority of the Board found they related to matters of public concern and would not incite likely and imminent violence or discrimination,” the Oversight Board said in a statement on the decision.

Back in September, Meta’s Oversight Board announced it was looking into two posts from last year that involve videos of trans-identifying males. …

Both posts were reported for “Hate Speech and Bullying and Harassment” multiple times, but Meta left both posts up, deciding that neither violated Meta’s Community Standards. Users who reported the posts then appealed to the Oversight Board.

However, on Wednesday, the board ruled in favor of Meta’s original decision to leave both posts up. Rulings by the Oversight Board on specific posts are considered binding for the company. …

The move is the latest victory for conservative users as Meta says it is working to dial back censorship, including on gender identity. …

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