> Mental characteristics, including but not limited to allegations of stupidity, intellectual capacity, and mental illness. [...] We do allow allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation
Under this policy, you aren't allowed to call someone mentally ill as an insult, unless it's because they're gay or trans.
If this were just removing protections, you would be able to call anyone mentally ill. Instead, this policy grants special protection to homophobic and transphobic speech.
https://transparency.meta.com/policies/community-standards/h...
> Do not post: [...]
> - Insults, including those about: [...]
> Mental characteristics, including but not limited to allegations of stupidity, intellectual capacity, and mental illness. [...] We do allow allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation
Under this policy, you aren't allowed to call someone mentally ill as an insult, unless it's because they're gay or trans.
If this were just removing protections, you would be able to call anyone mentally ill. Instead, this policy grants special protection to homophobic and transphobic speech.