Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-10-05 13:06:59 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 65F9F38E3F66F356F1F5A2836C4FC52AF71A18A44DD4E0C061D85A0C43F0504F
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Mermaids is under investigation by the charity commission. There is evidence they advised girls how to get breast binders, they redirected kids to an unmonitored discord server, and had a child abuse apologist as a trustee. The move to TikTok is unsurprising in context. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/regulator-announces-statutory-inquiry-into-mermaids https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/12/02/mermaids-transgender-charity-formal-investigation/ https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/where-did-it-all-go-wrong-for-trans-charity-mermaids/ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/sep/30/transgender-charity-mermaids-investigated-breast-binders-given-to-children
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