LGBT advocates are sounding the alarm after Google’s YouTube discreetly removed language protecting “gender identity and expression” from its public hate speech policy this year. The change could be a sign that the video platform is moving towards free speech on contentious issues during Donald Trump’s second term.
Google’s YouTube, the world’s largest video sharing platform, is facing scrutiny from transgender advocates after it recently made a subtle but significant change to its hate speech policy. The phrase “gender identity and expression” was quietly removed from the list of protected categories sometime between late January and early February, according to archived versions of the policy page.
The change, which came shortly after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, has prompted concern from LGBT advocacy groups,
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