EXCLUSIVE: Twitter pays thousands to account blasted for 'mocking' child's suicide

X is monetizing an account that posted about the suicide of a 14-year-old transgender boy and suggested his mother was to blame for his death because she’s written about depression and struggling to pay bills. Many have accused the account of making fun of the boy’s death. Ads for major brands are also appearing on the account’s feed and in its comment section. The account, @ValidLs, frequently posts transphobic content. Its schtick essentially consists of posting screenshots of trans people’s posts, which prompts its audience to mock and degrade them. The account’s bio describes the content as, “Posting L’s from the ‘valid’ and ‘stunning & brave’ community, occasionally memes.” On Sunday, ValidLs, which uses the screen name “‘Valid’ people taking L’s,” posted a screenshot of a mother writing about the death of her son. In the post, the mother said that her 14-year-old trans son had taken his life despite having family support. “…[H]e was still targeted and suffered anti-trans hate online,” she wrote. “‘GC’ people, this is the result of your bigotry. I hope you are proud. #protecttranskids.” (“GC” stands for gender critical, a code phrase that transphobic people use to describe their beliefs.) The mother included a photo
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