shared in 2024 that were reported multiple times for hate speech, bullying and harassment. The first is a video shared on Facebook that shows a trans woman being confronted in the bathroom by another woman. The post misgenders the person as a man and questions why they should be allowed to use a women's bathroom. The other case looks at a video posted on Instagram in which a transgender girl wins a women's sporting competition, with some spectators audibly expressing their disapproval.
The company's hate speech policy prohibits any direct attack on an individual due to their gender identity. Yet, in both instances, Meta left the post live after users reported them. Then, following individual appeals to, Meta took another look under its Hate Speech and Bullying and Harassment policies and came to the same conclusion.
The user who appealed the Facebook post argued to the Board that Meta is allowing a transphobic post to remain on one of its platforms. The assertion for the Instagram post was that the attacks lobbied at the athlete violate Meta's Community Standards., the challenges of enforcing them and how the content of each post and accompanying video could be seen from a sociopolitical context.
This latest instance is part of a consistent pattern from Meta of violating trans rights and well-being. Last year, the Board ruled thatof a transgender and non-binary couple with bare chests but covered nipples. Both posts discussed transgender healthcare and how they were raising money so one of them could afford gender-affirming surgery. Meta argued the posts violated its sexual solicitation policies after getting user reports and automatic system alerts.