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Cyber Daily: Twitter Bans Sharing of Private People’s Photos, Videos Without Consent
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Hello. Twitter is making changes to who can tweet what, in part to better align its safety policies with human-rights standards.
“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,” Twitter said in a blog post on Tuesday. “When we receive a report that a Tweet contains unauthorized private media, we will now take action in line with our range of enforcement options.”
Consequences can include limiting visibility of a tweet and banning an account.
The move reflects the notion that privacy is a business differentiator and, increasingly, a source of competitive advantage. Has your company made a privacy play to further business goals?
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‘Sharing personal media, such as images or videos, can potentially violate a person’s privacy and may lead to emotional or physical harm,’ Twitter said in a blog post Tuesday. PHOTO: RICHARD DREW/ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Twitter said users will no longer be able to share private media, such as photos and videos, of another person without their permission, a move aimed at improving privacy and security.
“Sharing personal media, such as images or videos, can potentially violate a person’s privacy, and may lead to emotional or physical harm,” Twitter said in a blog post on Tuesday. “The misuse of private media can affect everyone, but can have a disproportionate effect on women, activists, dissidents, and members of minority communities.”
Twitter said the change is part of its work to align its safety policies with human-rights standards.
The company can take action, it said, after receiving either a first-person report or one from an authorized representative to decide if a piece of media has been shared without permission.
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