Today I learned that #slack saves a „username“ field for your account and doesn’t tell you ANYTHING about that. This lead to my #deadname being #leaked today.
So…
a #queer space I’m in is using Slack as a communication platform. Due to various concerns we wanted to switch to Matrix.
Our IT had put up a Slack-Matrix #bridge to ease the shift away from Slack.
Turns out this bridge was using a „username“ field that slack had previously depreciated in favor of display names.
As I had joined a Slack years ago before my #transition it must’ve created this username from my email back then, which contained my deadname.
When I transitioned I changed my email and the „Full name“ field on all the slack instances I was on.
I joined that queer Slack space after this and it must’ve just copied over that original username.
THE USERNAME FIELD WAS NOT SHOWN ANYWHERE. It was completely #hidden.
And now the Slack-Bridge had leaked my deadname via the username into our new Matrix space.
Dear Slack Developers/Team,
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?!
FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO CHANGE THIS NAME:
- Go to the slack web app (I couldn’t find it on mobile)
- Click on the profile picture on the bottom left and click on „Profile“
- Click on the tree dots next to „Set a status“ and „View as“
- Go to „Account Settings (external link)“
- Scroll all the way down (UNDER „Deactivate account“!?!)
- Click „expand“ on the „Username“ section
- Change your username and click „Save“
#trans #dev #matrix #wtf #leak #psa #change #chosenname
