Can we block your Twitter account simply for using the term “cisgender”? This word, which designates “a person whose gender identity corresponds to the sex assigned to them at birth (as opposed to transgender)” according to Petit Robert, does not seem to please Elon Musk, the owner of the social network.
Twitter differs from Facebook
He was responding in particular to a user who complained about being described in this way by “transgender activists.” Referring more prosaically to a masculine person who feels like a man or a woman who feels like a woman, the term “cisgender” was first used in online forums in the mid-1990s, before being widely adopted and widely adopted. integrated into many dictionaries in the mid-2010s.
Despite Elon Musk’s announcement, the term “cisgender” does not currently appear in moderation policy of Twitter related to content that the platform considers hateful, although said sanctions can be integrated with those related to insults based on “gender identity”.
With this decision, Twitter stands out from its competitors, who present themselves as more progressive. Thus, since 2014 Facebook has offered dozens of ways to define your identity. Far from being prohibited, the term “cisgender” may instead be used on the platform.
Source: BFM TV
