Intersex trans fem data scientist and researcher based in the UK.
Research areas: hostile narratives, online harassment and anti-trans radicalisation.
| Author page | https://transsafety.network/author/meryl-links/ |
| Contact | [email protected] |
| Pronouns | He/She |
| Personal account | @minusplnp |
It's worth noting that WPATH and others are absolutely clear about what the "psychotherapeutic" approach means for gender care - it's conversion therapy by another name, seeking excuses to delay and deny gender affirming care.
The fact that this is being recommended by NHS interim guidelines is an appalling failure to protect and uphold standards of care for trans and gender diverse people.
(H/t @chican3r)
Automated tools like the one used in this BBC article (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63330885) are a joke because so much of the meaning of a sentence or phrase is not textual, it's contextual - I.e. it's not embedded in the text itself.
Even when messages can be analysed on a purely textual level, language and memes used by hate groups evolve precisely to avoid detection and moderation.
(H/t to @scattermoon / @[email protected] for the screenshots)
