Twitter Just Got Worse For Trans People, But It's Always Been Pretty Bad

Looking back on five years of missed opportunities for productive discussion.

Hello readers,

In September 2018, Twitter updated its “hateful conduct” policy to clarify its stance on harassment against transgender individuals.

“We prohibit targeting individuals with repeated slurs, tropes, or other content that intends to dehumanize, degrade, or reinforce negative or harmful stereotypes about a protected category,” the update read. …