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Matt Wille

TikTok's ban on misgendering and deadnaming won't be easy to enforce

The latest version of TikTok’s Community Guidelines includes a new clause about deadnaming or misgendering other users. These behaviors have long been banned on the platform, TikTok explains in a blog post, but the company thought clarification of the policy was necessary.

“We’ve heard from creators and civil society organizations that it’s important to be explicit in our Community Guidelines,” writes Cormac Keenan, TikTok’s head of trust and safety.

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