“X” Walks Back Recent Pronoun Policy Change After Pressure From Conservatives
The policy would have shadowbanned posts that “deadnamed” or “misgendered” other users
The social media platform “X,” formerly Twitter, recently reneged on a recent policy change that would have appeared to be a reversal of new owner Elon Musk’s intention to protect free speech on the platform.
X had previously unrolled a policy that would “reduce the visibility of posts” that “misgendered” or “deadnamed” (used the given name of a transgender person) other users.
However, as Forbes recently reported, the social media network walked back the policy on Monday, specifying that such would be the case as “required by local laws.”
Musk, a vocal critic of progressive ideology including the tyranny of pronouns, was confronted on X by such prominent voices as Tim Pool and Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok.
“I will be terminating all ad spend commitments and verified accounts over X reinstating the misgendering policy,” wrote independent journalist and podcast host Pool.
“In all seriousness @elonmusk can you please clarify this? Why the change?” asked Raichik.
The billionaire, who recently acquired Twitter (as it was then known) for $44 billion after repeatedly criticizing the previous ownership’s censorial and politically-driven policies, specified to Raichik that she “wouldn’t be suspended” and that the policy would only be used to prevent “repeated, targeted harassment of a particular person.”