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X has, once again, quietly changed its rules around deadnaming and misgendering without an explanation. With the <\/a>, it seems that there will be no penalties for misgendering or deadnaming people on X after al, except in cases when it may be \u201crequired by local laws.\u201d<\/p>\n The update, which was <\/a> by Mashable<\/em>, comes after X appeared to reinstate some aspects of Twitter\u2019s former policy, which fell under its hateful conduct rules. Prior to Elon Musk\u2019s takeover, Twitter had barred targeted deadnaming and misgendering. That section of the company\u2019s rules then <\/a> last April. Then, last week, ArsTechnica<\/em> noted that the policy was <\/a> to indicate that X would \u201creduce the visibility of posts that purposefully use different pronouns to address someone other than what that person uses for themselves, or that use a previous name that someone no longer goes by as part of their transition.\u201d<\/p>\n While it wasn\u2019t a full reversal of the earlier policy \u2014 under the company\u2019s previous leadership, intentional misgendering was grounds for a suspension \u2014 it seemed that there once again would be penalties for this type of harassment. Now, that section of Twitter\u2019s rules is prefaced with \u201cwhere required by local laws.\u201d<\/p>\n As with so much of what happens at X, there is significant confusion about the policy as the company\u2019s rules seem to change based on the whims of Musk rather than a considered process. This was on display over the last fewldays as Musk fielded several complaints from right-wing personalities about last week\u2019s change. On Thursday, Musk told one such <\/a> that the update \u201cis just about repeated, targeted harassment of a particular person.\u201d But by Saturday, Musk was offering a new explanation. \u201cTurns out this was due to a court judgment in Brazil, which is being appealed, but should not apply outside of Brazil,\u201d he <\/a>.<\/p>\n X didn\u2019t respond to a request for comment about the policy or why it was changed twice in a matter of days. But Musk is known to be sympathetic to people who regularly engage in anti-trans harassment. One of his first moves after taking over the company was <\/a> a number of accounts banned for violating the company’s previous hateful conduct policy. He has also repeatedly <\/a> people who specify their pronouns and publicly <\/a> X staff for attempting to apply the company\u2019s \u201cfreedom of speech, not reach\u201d policy to a transphobic documentary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n