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LinkedIn removes hate speech protections for transgender individuals (opentermsarchive.org)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/29640152

On July 29, 2025, LinkedIn removed “misgendering or deadnaming” from examples of prohibited content in its policy on hateful and derogatory content.

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[–] REDACTED 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

For some of us out of loop - what is deadnaming?

[–] BipolarSilence@lemmy.cafe 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Using the trans person's forename, despite them going by their preferred name

[–] valtia@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

Just want to point out that oftentimes it's not just their preferred name—it's their new actual legal name