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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

"Anti-trans views classed as misinformation in government report"

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UtopiaPlanitia · 19/07/2026 20:56

So, in addition to Amnesty, we now have 7 academics writing a 136-page report for the Government Office for Science claiming that lack of support for Genderism is misinformation and misleading.

The report also calls for government use of 'psychology' to prevent the spread of narratives the report writers view as misleading.

Some highlights from the newspaper article below:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/0ea071d23809639a

'The study, from May 2026, was designed to inform government policy on “identifying and tackling harmful misinformation”.

It uses data compiled by EU-funded fact-checkers to identify 11 key categories of “false and misleading information”, backed up by a list of examples.

One of the categories included is defined as “anti-LGBTQ+ narratives, ‘gender ideology’ claims targeting schools and public institutions, Pride event misrepresentation and transgender athlete controversies”.

The examples – published alongside the report – include the case of Imane Khelif, the Olympic boxer who became embroiled in a row over biological sex when competing as a woman in Paris in 2024, despite allegedly failing sex tests the previous year.....The list suggests that saying “Imane Khelif is a man” would be an example of “racist/Islamophobic misinformation”.

...The authors also encourage the Government to ramp up its monitoring of misleading information and prioritise tackling the “harms” caused by certain claims, rather than focusing too much on the “intent” behind them.

To keep track of the problem, ministers are urged to create “a comprehensive, wide-ranging, and monthly updated database of false and misleading narratives spreading in the UK”.
...Mr Burghart, a former Tory minister, described the idea of “psychological inoculation” as “frankly terrifying”.

He said: “It could end up restricting speech from those fighting for biological women’s rights, telling the truth about grooming gangs or criticising the EU.'

Anti-trans views classed as misinformation in government report

Conservatives urge Andy Burnham to reject document likened to tactics of Orwell’s Thought Police

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/0ea071d23809639a

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BridgetYourFortyDaysAreUp · Yesterday 17:55

And on the topic of misinformation, and following on from Burnham's appointment of Kanishka Narayan as AI minister, be afraid, be very afraid:

OpenAI admits its models hacked another company in 'unprecedented cyber incident' | Science, Climate & Tech News | Sky News

OpenAI has revealed some of its models went rogue and hacked into another artificial intelligence company in an "unprecedented cyber incident".

The ChatGPT maker said in a blog post it had been testing the capabilities of some of its most advanced models – including those not yet released to the public – in a controlled environment.

But they managed to escape containment, reach the internet, and break into a firm called Hugging Face to satisfy its testing objectives.

The AIs are attacking each other and stealing/sharing information. In a year or two, we won't be able to trust anything that comes from AI, and we won't be able to double check any information because it will all be coming from the same source. And we won't know anything about it.

Happy Wednesday, everyone!

Ereshkigalangcleg · Yesterday 18:50

IwantToRetire · Yesterday 18:37

More press coverage - just wish more people in the media would speak up.

At lease I am assuming its the same report and "not another one"!

https://www.aol.co.uk/articles/civil-staff-set-sanctioned-misgender-132200000.html

This is new guidelines for the civil service, not a report, there is a thread about that, maybe you posted this on the wrong one.

IwantToRetire · Yesterday 19:22

Ereshkigalangcleg · Yesterday 18:50

This is new guidelines for the civil service, not a report, there is a thread about that, maybe you posted this on the wrong one.

Sorry no, trying to do two things at once. Plus MN search is a waste of time. Any hint as to thread title?

Ereshkigalangcleg · Yesterday 19:29

IwantToRetire · Yesterday 19:22

Sorry no, trying to do two things at once. Plus MN search is a waste of time. Any hint as to thread title?

Pretty sure it’s one of yours!

IwantToRetire · Yesterday 19:52

Many thanks have had a coffee break and was just about to try and get my threads or is it my head in order. But yes that is the one.

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