The policy on sharing images or videos of private individuals without their consent was updated this morning. The platform banned users from sharing their personal information without permission, like their address or location, identity documents, non-public contact information, financial information or medical data. The anti-harassment and anti-doxxing policies have been updated.
We will no longer allow the sharing of private media, such as images or videos of private individuals without their consent. The policy forbids publishing people's private info, as well as threatening or incentivizing others to do so.
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November 30, 2021.
This does not mean that all individuals in a photo or video will have to give their consent before it is posted. If a person wants the media to be taken down, they will be taken down by Twitter.
In its update, the company said that it will remove images and videos from its site when individuals are notified that they did not consent to it. This policy is not applicable to media featuring public figures or individuals when media and accompanying text are shared in the public interest or add value to public discourse.
In the case of public figures, it was clarified that it may remove content that is intended for harassment in line with its policies against abusive behavior. The company says that it will look at whether the information about public figures is already available in other public media when deciding whether to remove it.
Jack stepped down as CEO of the micro-blogging site in case you didn't use the internet yesterday. There is no indication that this policy change is related to his departure.
