of methane The Review Board is reviewing two anti-transgender articles In 2024, it was shared repeatedly reported for hate speech, violence and harassment. First, a video shared on Facebook shows a trans woman confronting another woman in a bathroom. The post mistakes the man for a man and asks why he should be allowed to use the women’s bathroom. In another case, a video posted on Instagram shows a transgender girl winning a women’s sports competition, and some viewers voiced their displeasure. In the article, the gender of the athlete as a boy is also wrong.
The company’s hate speech policy prohibits direct attacks on individuals based on their gender identity. However, in both cases, Meta pulled the post live after users reported it to them. Then after individual applications CouncilMeta took another look at the Hate Speech and Bullying and Harassment policies and came to the same conclusion. He also told the Board that regardless of the Facebook post, “transgender access to bathrooms that match their gender identity is a matter of serious political debate in the United States.”
A user who addressed the Facebook post claimed that the Board of Directors had allowed a transphobic post to remain on one of Meta’s platforms. The claim for the Instagram post was that the attacks against the athlete violated the Meta Community Standards.
The council is now seeking public comments on the aspects until September 12 Meta policythe challenges of their application and how the content of each post and accompanying video can be seen from a socio-political context. It combines the two cases “to assess whether Meta’s approach to moderating discussions around gender identity respects users’ freedom of expression and the rights of transgender and non-binary people.” After the board makes its recommendation, Meta has 60 days to respond.
This latest example is part of a consistent pattern of Meta undermining trans rights and well-being. The Board of Directors decided to do so last year Meta mistakenly deleted two Instagram posts a transgender and non-binary couple with bare breasts but covered nipples. Both posts discussed transgender health and how they were raising money so that one of them could pay for gender-affirming surgery. After receiving user reports and automatic system warnings, Meta claimed the posts violated its sexual promotion policy. The couple then appealed to Meta and the Board, which overturned Meta’s decision. The board still looked into it and agreed that the posts should never be removed.
External institutions have also criticized Lack of protection of methane. Earlier this year, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group GLAAD published a report Describes how Meta has failed to enforce its policies around anti-trans hate speech. The report shows dozens of clear examples of hate speech on Facebook, Instagram and Threads from June 2023 to March 2024, including anti-trans slurs, dehumanizing language and the promotion of conversion therapy.
