Twitter has announced an increase to its policy regarding private information on Tuesday. This bans people from sharing ‘private’ images and videos with Twitter without their permission.
Twitter Safety wrote about it in blog postAlthough anyone could be affected by the sharing of private media, this can have an disproportionate impact on activists, women, dissidents, and members from minority communities.
Twitter must also receive a written report, or a personal report from an authorized representative to establish that the photo or video was shared without their consent.
User who do not comply with the rule may be removed permanently from the site.
However, the policy does not apply to public figures. It applies to media sharing that is intended to harass, intimidate, or use fear to silence them.
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Twitter has announced an extension to its privacy policy, which bans sharing of private photos or videos without consent.
Twitter does not require consent for all people in photos or videos before they are posted. However, it will remove it if the person requested it to be taken down.
In addition to the current private information policy, the added rule prohibits sharing people’s personal information like phone numbers, addresses and IDs.
Twitter posted that “There are growing concerns regarding the misuse media and information not available elsewhere on the internet as a means to harass and intimidate individuals” in the tweet.
“Sharing private media (images or videos) can lead to privacy violations and emotional or physical harm.
Twitter does not require consent for all people in photos or videos before they are posted. However, it will remove it if the person requested it to be taken down
“The misuse of private media may affect anyone, but it can be disproportionately harmful to women activists, dissidents and members from minority communities.
Twitter will notify it if media is shared without permission. It will either remove the image or video or take other action, such as reducing the visibility of tweets in search and replies.
Twitter stated that they will “always try to evaluate the context in which content is shared” and may permit images or videos to be retained on the service in these cases.
‘For instance, we would take into consideration whether the image is publicly available and/or is being covered by mainstream/traditional media (newspapers, TV channels, online news sites), or if a particular image and the accompanying tweet text adds value to the public discourse, is being shared in public interest, or is relevant to the community.’
This update is just one day after Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, announced his retirement.
This update is just one day after Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, announced his resignation. Parag, 45, was appointed as the new CEO.
The 45 year-old sent his resignation letter Monday. In it, he said he’d ‘worked hard’ to see that the company was able to separate itself from its founders. After praising himself for being a good guy and not choosing ego over company, he noted that there are not many founders.
“It was the best move.”
Parag Agrawal (45), was appointed the new CEO for the social media company. He had been the chief technology officer of the company since 2017.
Dorsey served as the CEO and headed the company’s startup when it first began in 2006. Dorsey returned to the top in 2015