Twitter updates private info policy
The Hindu
The policy will allow Twitter to take action on media that is shared without any explicit abusive content, but posted without the consent of the person depicted.
Twitter on Tuesday updated its private information policy that will allow the micro-blogging platform to take action on media that is shared without any explicit abusive content, but posted without the consent of the person depicted.
“There are growing concerns about the misuse of media and information that is not available elsewhere online as a tool to harass, intimidate, and reveal the identities of individuals. Sharing personal media, such as images or videos, can potentially violate a person’s privacy, and may lead to emotional or physical harm,” the company said in a blog.
It added that while misuse of private media can affect everyone, it can have a disproportionate effect on women, activists, dissidents, and members of minority communities.
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