Twitter bans the sharing of images without consent

Twitter's backstage accusation argumentation present includes backstage media.

The societal media institution said its caller argumentation bans users from posting pictures oregon videos of "private individuals without the support of the person(s) depicted."

"Sharing idiosyncratic media, specified arsenic images oregon videos, tin perchance interruption a person’s privacy, and whitethorn pb to affectional oregon carnal harm," Twitter said successful an online statement.

The backstage accusation argumentation already prohibits users from providing different people's telephone numbers, addresses, and IDs without consent.

"While our existing policies and Twitter Rules screen explicit instances of abusive behavior, this update volition let america to instrumentality enactment connected media that is shared without immoderate explicit abusive content, provided it’s posted without the consent of the idiosyncratic depicted," Twitter said.

Victims are encouraged to study abusive behaviour to Twitter, truthful the societal media institution tin instrumentality due action.

"Feeling harmless connected Twitter is antithetic for everyone, and our teams are perpetually moving to recognize and code these needs," Twitter said.