LinkedIn’s Updated Hate Speech Policy Raises Concerns For The Trans Community

The change comes as social media platforms are updating policies in the wake of Donald Trump’s anti-DEI stance… In recent months, several social media platforms have been revising policies regarding hate speech. These moves have allowed harmful and threatening content to be present online that target BIPOC and LGBTQ+ people. Now, professional networking platform LinkedIn has made a similar move directly impacting these communities.   What changes did LinkedIn make? As first reported by nonprofit organization Open Terms Archive, LinkedIn changed its “Hateful and Derogatory Content” policy in late July. The newly updated terms, removes language regarding misgendering and deadnaming. Its previous policy explicitly listed the two as hate speech examples not allowed on the platform. The new policy, which was quietly updated, now reads: “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.”  The company also revised its “Harassment and Abusive Content” policy. In the previous iteration, it prohibited content negatively targeting people on “the basis of
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