A court in California recently ruled that social media platform Twitter was within its right to ban a ‘gender critical’ user from its platform after violating the site’s policies on transphobic hate speech.
In a 42-page opinion published by the court, judges found Twitter did not violate free speech laws when it deleted the account of user Meghan Murphy, who attacked trans woman Jessica Yaniv online by repeatedly misgendering and deadnaming her.
Murphy, the founder of Feminist Current website, was barred from the platform in 2018, and appealed against the decision a year later.