Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Twitter Under Fire for ‘Misgendering’ Millions of Users to Advertisers


Twitter Under Fire for 'Misgendering' Millions of Users to Advertisers

It's no secret that companies scrutinize their customers' online habits, drawing inferences for targeted advertising. Last week, Twitter announced a new transparency tool seeking to demystify the process-and promptly found itself under fire for "cissexism" and "egregious rhetorical violence" against transgender, non-binary, and gender-fluid and gender-nonconforming users.

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