科技创新！
Twitter Safety adds new rules that ban "private media"
Hot off the heels of a brand new CEO, Twitter has announced a major update to its policy in a blog post on Tuesday.
Twitter will now prohibit the sharing of "private" media of private individuals without their consent.
This update, which the company announced on Tuesday, broadens an already existing "private information" policy. This policy already banned Twitter users from sharing the sensitive information of private individuals such as home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and personal documents on the platform.
Tweet may have been deleted
The addition adds the following to the list of items now prohibited under this policy: "media of private individuals without the permission of the person(s) depicted."
But Twitter's latest policy update has caused some confusion on the platform.
Some users have opined that this could have devastating effects on accountability and journalism. Others have questioned just what falls under this policy? For instance, if I take a photo in a public park and a person can be seen in the photo sitting on a bench, would the photo be removed?
When reached by Mashable, Twitter stressed that the policy requires that the individual in the photo or video make a report for any action to even be considered.
"When private information or media has been shared on Twitter, we need a first-person report or a report from an authorized representativein order to make the determination that the image or video has been shared without their permission," said a Twitter spokesperson.
Twitter will then remove the media if it is indeed in violation of the policy. However, Twitter says that this new policy will not affect content featuring public figures. It will also not apply to individuals "when media and accompanying Tweet text are shared in the public interest or add value to public discourse."
Reading through the full policy does provide even more details. The company says it will contextualize the content and see if the pictures and videos are publicly available elsewhere, such as being published in other media outlets.
It should be noted that this policy does not cover non-consensual nude images and videos, or revenge porn. Twitter already explicitly bans that type of content from being published under a separate policy.
There are some obvious areas where this new policy can be applied to protect family members and other private individuals who may be suddenly thrusted into the spotlight due to a recent newsworthy event.
At the end of the day this policy probably doesn't warrant the apocalyptic "you can't do journalism on Twitter anymore!" takes. But, it certainly is vague enough to cause at least some concern. It'll really all depend on how Twitter enforces it, and considering they have a new CEO at the helm, we'll see.
Featured Video For You
How influencers are ruining OnlyFans for sex workers
友链
外链
互链
Copyright © 2023 Powered by
Twitter Safety adds new rules that ban "private media"-蜻蜓点水网
sitemap
文章
3516
浏览
17961
获赞
1279
热门推荐
These organizers just won big in Virginia. They're coming for your state next.
Since 2008, Democrats nationwide have been hemorrhaging state legislature seats, and dressing theirMozilla's Pocket begins sticking sponsored content in new Firefox tabs
Free browsers sound nice, but at the end of the day, something's got to pay the bills.Mozilla announJust a bunch of people being big jerks on Google Street View
Humans usually think that as long as no one's watching, they can get away with whatever they want.BuLyft, Uber both apply for San Francisco e
The San Francisco motorized scooter craze just got more heated, with 12 companies vying for a spot i'The time is right'—a startup wants to get 100 progressive women elected to Congress
After election results this November, we're starting to see what happens when people outraged by theGDPR email subject lines sound even more desperate than your ex lovers
Cast your eye through the reams of unread emails currently rattling around your personal inbox and yTwitter experiencing outages across the globe
Everyone take a deep breath. Twitter is down. The service, which last experienced another outage jusBird Intruder
The worst part about having a home security system is the terror that comes with getting an intruderA driver's adorable service dog made for the perfect Uber ride
Uber rides can often be unexpected adventures. You never really know what you might find inside of aHere's what your Twitter timeline would've looked like 10 years ago
Ah, 2008.You might not remember, but those were the days when the term "Web 2.0" was thrown around lNorth Carolina's bathroom bill will cost the state $3.7 billion
North Carolina is losing hundreds of millions of dollars a year due to a 2016 law panned as discrimiGmail Smart Compose basically writes your emails for you
Gmail users have had Smart Reply for over a year, but the mail service is getting even smarter. SEEImgur was hacked in a 2014 data breach
Good Guy Greg, Scumbag Steve, and their fellow meme friends had better shore up their online securitHardcore Lyft riders can sign up to pay less than $7 a ride — but is it worth it?
The subscription fervor that's grown from Netflix to MoviePass is making its way to the road.InvitesHardcore Lyft riders can sign up to pay less than $7 a ride — but is it worth it?
The subscription fervor that's grown from Netflix to MoviePass is making its way to the road.Invites