Hours after suspending accounts that track private jets, the social media outlet announced an update to its private information policy. The company says it will remove any accounts that share someone's live location in the future.
Any content that shares location information related to a public engagement or event will not be affected by the new policy. The platform says that first time offenders will be temporarily locked out of their account and another offense will cause a user's account to be permanently suspended. There will be no accounts dedicated to sharing a person's live location.
We’ve updated our Private Information policy to prohibit sharing someone else’s live location in most cases. Here’s what changed and why. 🧵
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) December 14, 2022
When someone shares an individual’s live location on Twitter, there is an increased risk of physical harm. Moving forward, we’ll remove Tweets that share this information, and accounts dedicated to sharing someone else’s live location will be suspended.
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) December 14, 2022
You can still share your own live location on Twitter. Tweets that share someone else’s historical (not same-day) location information are also not prohibited by this policy.
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) December 14, 2022
Content that shares location information related to a public engagement or event, such as a concert or political event, is also permitted.
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) December 14, 2022
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