Twitter says it will no longer allow ‘free promotion’ of other social media platforms

Elon Musk Twitter account displayed on a phone screen and Twitter logo displayed on a screen in the background are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on November 22, 2022.

Users will no longer be allowed to promote other social media accounts on the platform, according to a thread on the social media platform.

Many of our users are active on other social media platforms Free promotion of certain social media platforms will no longer be allowed.

Following Musk's takeover of the company, many users have promoted their other social media accounts on the micro-blogging site. Cross-posting from other platforms will still be allowed, but it will now be considered a policy violation.

If users violate this policy, they may be forced to remove their offending posts. It is possible that accounts are temporarily locked or suspended.

A number of controversial suspensions have been carried out this week as a result of recent changes to its policy on "doxxing," which the company defines as the sharing of someone's private information online without their permission.

Users are not allowed to share live location information, home addresses, contact information or physical location information Many journalists who have been covering Musk's companies have had their accounts suspended. Many of the flight- tracking accounts created by Jack Sweeney, who was 20 at the time, were suspended.

Musk has advocated for the protection of free speech on the internet. In November, Musk said he would not ban the plane tracking account because it was a personal safety risk.

The accounts of many suspended journalists were put back in use Saturday. The Washington Post's Taylor Lorenz was suspended on Saturday night but her account was restored on Sunday.