Twitter has updated its privacy policy rules in a bid to take on online user abuse and harassment issue. The updated Twitter rules now restrict users from posting intimate photos and videos without the consent of the people in them.
“You may not post intimate photos or videos that were taken or distributed without the subject’s consent,” the “Privacy” section of Twitter’s Rules page now reads.
Additionally, “users may not post intimate photos or videos that were taken or distributed without the subject’s consent” was also added to the Abusive Behaviour Policy.
Users found to have posted content with the intent of harassing other user will have their accounts locked until they delete the offending posts, while those who break the rules more than once will have their accounts suspended.
Twitter said its Trust & Safety Team, who is in charge of handling harassment cases, will offer 24X7 support and will take immediate action in response to specific images or videos considered in violation of the new policy.
The latest move comes as Twitter CEO Dick Costolo recently admitted that the social blogging service is not effective in dealing with user abuse and harassment issues.
In a leaked memo to staff, Mr Costolo wrote “We suck at dealing with abuse and trolls on the platform and we’ve sucked at it for years. It’s no secret that the rest of the world talks about it every day. We lose core user after core user by not addressing simple trolling issues that they face every day.”
