Unsealed court filings have revealed that Meta gave a pass to accounts that regularly were engaged in "trafficking humans for sex." However, at the same time, the platform would often implement immediate bans when users "misgendered" someone on the platform.
Elon Musk said in a post to X that on Instagram as well as Facebook, "misgendering a trans person resulted in an immediate ban, but trafficking child prostitution allowed 17 strikes!"
According to a report from TIME citing the court documents, the company had a policy that allowed for "17" strikes on an account that reportedly engaged in the “trafficking of humans for sex."
On Instagram or Facebook, misgendering a trans person resulted in an immediate ban, but trafficking child prostitution allowed 17 strikes! https://t.co/7BMC6RuNik
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 25, 2025
