X owner Elon Musk significantly rolled back a newly reinstated policy preventing users from “misgendering” other users on the platform, a reversal that follows backlash from conservatives.

X updated its “Abuse and Harassment” policies on Monday to subtly change the recently added section outlining that the platform would reduce the visibility of posts that include misgendering (referring to a transgender person by pronouns with which they do not identify) or “deadnaming” (using a transgender person’s birth name against their will). The policy will now only apply in certain countries if local law requires it.

Recommended Stories

Twitter to delay decision to reinstate banned accounts for several weeks

Rachel Levine: No argument over ‘gender-affirming care’ among pediatricians

Left behind: The most notable banned Twitter accounts Musk has not restored