Article 6KY7P Trans man bullied further after X shares takedown notice over alleged hate speech

Trans man bullied further after X shares takedown notice over alleged hate speech

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Josh Taylor
from World news | The Guardian on (#6KY7P)

Watchdog said post was found to mock his gender identity and equated transgender identity with a psychiatric condition

When the social media site X was told to take down cyber abuse by Australia's internet regulator, it passed on the notice to the user who posted the alleged abuse - which led to its target facing more online bullying.

On 22 March, eSafety sent a notice to X, formerly Twitter, requesting that a tweet from 29 February posted by a prominent anti-trans user about an Australian trans man who is a leading LGBTQ+ health expert be taken down.

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