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Tribune News Service
National
Muri Assunção

Twitter rolls back policy protecting trans users; responds to request for comment with poop emoji

Twitter has quietly dropped a long-standing policy put in place to specifically protect transgender and nonbinary users — and responded to a request for comment in a colorful way.

The move was first reported by LGBTQ media advocacy group GLAAD on Tuesday, calling it the “latest example of just how unsafe the company is for users and advertisers alike.”

When the Daily News reached out to the company for comment, Twitter responded within seconds — with a poop emoji.

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