Twitter: we start badly, Memes are deleted …
The day after new Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal took the helm, the company announced that it will no longer allow people to share "pictures or videos of individuals without their consent" due to "growing concerns about the improper use of media and information ”to“ harass, intimidate and reveal the identity of individuals ”. Agrawal thus confirms his reputation as "Enemy of the First Amendment", that is, of freedom of thought or expression.
We assume this includes photos of rioting protesters, people looting a Louis Vuitton store, an SUV driver pouncing on a crowd of people, and viral memes that include non-public figures. in the end, even an arsonist has the right to his privacy …
Here we go… I wonder if "private" is including posting videos of protests, violation of human rights .. may be it is time to move to a brand new social media like telegram or others migration will start soon ..Twitter on the steps of Facebook …
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– Layla Bensassi (@ LaylaBe4) November 30, 2021
One week after Waukesha
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– Jack Posobiec
(@JackPosobiec) November 30, 2021
In a blog post on Tuesday , the company wrote:
“There are growing concerns about the misuse of media and information, which is not available elsewhere online, as a tool to harass, intimidate and reveal the identity of individuals. Sharing personal media, such as images or videos, can potentially violate a person's privacy, and can lead to emotional or physical harm. Misuse of private media can affect everyone, but it can have a disproportionate effect on women, activists, dissidents and members of minority communities. When we receive a report that a Tweet contains unauthorized private media, we will now act in line with our range of enforcement options. ” ( So and you see a murder, you can't post the fact on Twitter for fear of revealing the killer? NdA )
which posts violate this policy?
According to our private information policy, you may not share the following types of private or media information without the permission of the person it belongs to:
- home address or physical location information, including street addresses, GPS coordinates or other identifying information relating to places considered private;
- ID documents, including government issued ID and Social Security or other national identity numbers – note: we may make limited exceptions in regions where this information is not considered private;
- contact information, including personal non-public telephone numbers or email addresses;
- financial account information, including bank account and credit card details; And
- other private information, including biometric data or medical records.
- NEW: private media without the permission of the person (s) depicted.
Twitter provides a way out, writing that “there are instances where account holders may share images or videos of individuals in an attempt to help someone in a crisis situation, such as in the aftermath of an event. violent, or as part of a noteworthy event due to public interest value, and this could outweigh a person's safety risks ”. Well, we can then publish the images of the murders … maybe …
Who makes this decision and will the suspect's race be a factor?
Hahahahaha how the fuck can this even be enforced? Memes that feature people or any image you take that has people in the background could be taken down.
This is like 90% of images and videos that get posted on twitter. https://t.co/Vvvs79ihaL
– A Large Naked Scottish Man
߷ (@CountDankulaTV) November 30, 2021
Not coincidentally, CNN asked for meme censorship two days ago
– Nookie
(@ EJames9029) November 28, 2021
According to the blog post, “ When we are notified by people pictured or an authorized representative that they have not consented to sharing their private image or video, we will remove it. This policy does not apply to media featuring public figures or individuals when the media and accompanying Tweet text are shared in the public interest or add value to public discourse . " Who decides the public interest?
“ However, if the purpose of disseminating private images of public figures or individuals in public conversations is to harass, intimidate, or use fear to silence them, we can remove the content in line with our anti-abusive behavior policy. "
The idea of the users is clear: this rule will not be used to protect the privacy of people, but to implement a much stronger censorship of acts, news and uncomfortable opinions.
Rather than prevent doxxing, which they'll continue to selectively allow, this will be used to prevent the public seeing what happened at a protest, or a crime scene, etc. wherein who is public and what can be shown is a determination of media / tech entities. pic.twitter.com/rpLrzMeeU1
– indianbronson.substack.com (@lndian_Bronson) November 30, 2021
It seems that Mario Monti's voice has reached the USA
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