Twitter is appearing to limit the visibility of tweets that include terms to describe gender identity and sexual orientation. In DMs, tweets with the words "gay," "queer," and "trans" showed up as URLs; others populated into an easier-to-read format. The move could be a departure for Elon Musk, who often criticizes social media content moderation and censorship. In Insider's test tweets that included the words "trans," "transgender," "gay," "lesbian," "queer," "bisexual," and "intersex," the messages appeared as a URL link rather than in a preview format. As part of the test, Insider also sent 2 additional test tweets: one containing the word "guns" and one that included the word "drugs."

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