Twitter Adds Images, Videos to Its Private Information Policy

It will remove media reported by the individuals depicted if it is posted without their consent

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Twitter’s private information policy already prohibited the posting of people’s private information—such as address, identification and phone numbers—along with threatening to do so or incentivizing other people to do so. The social network added private media to the mix in an update revealed Tuesday.

The company explained in a blog post Tuesday, “There are growing concerns about the misuse of media and information that is not available elsewhere online as a tool to harass, intimidate and reveal the identities of individuals.

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