Article 5HRQP Instagram’s pronouns feature is fine – but it won’t stop anti-trans abuse

Instagram’s pronouns feature is fine – but it won’t stop anti-trans abuse

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Harron Walker
from Technology | The Guardian on (#5HRQP)

But at least the person harassing me know they're using the wrong pronouns!

Instagram has unveiled a new feature that lets users display their gender pronouns in their account's bio without having to manually enter said pronouns themselves. Which is cool! And also something untold numbers of people are already doing, in case you haven't kept up with social media since the heavy-banged days of MySpace.

Add pronouns to your profile," the social media platform said when announcing the news via Twitter on Tuesday. The new field is available in a few countries, with plans for more."

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