JUST IN: Just One Day After New CEO Announcement, Twitter Bans Sharing Images Or Videos of “Private Individuals” Without Their Consent – Including Memes and Videos of a Crime
On Tuesday, just one day after announcing a new CEO to lead the brand, Twitter announced it would officially start banning users from sharing images and videos of “private individuals” without their consent. The announcement immediately sparked fears that the platform would crack down even harder on investigative journalism and important content – like videos of violent crime and riots – that have been suppressed by the mainstream media.
The new guidelines explicitly state that “activists, dissidents, and members of minority communities” are the ones who need protection from this kind of content being shared without their permission.
From Twitter:
“As part of our ongoing efforts to build tools with privacy and security at the core,
