By Sharon Knolle

Since the November election Mark Zuckerberg has been firmly in Donald Trump’s corner, so it comes as no surprise that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Threads, has quietly switched sides when it comes to anti-trans speech on its platforms.

Last week, the company’s Oversight Board upheld an earlier decision to allow anti-trans speech, such as the previously banned slur “tranny,” a move that rang alarm bells at GLAAD and among other LGBTQ activists and actors. (Under Elon Musk’s guidance, X removed protections around anti-trans language two years ago.)