News dedicated to privacy for Twitter, which will remove photos and videos posted without the consent of those directly involved. In a post on the official blog, the social network stated that users, or their legal representatives, will be able to report content that infringes their privacy, images or videos shared online without their knowledge. It’s the first update of the Parag Agrawal era, the company’s new CEO, following the handover by founder Jack Dorsey.
“Misuse of the media can affect everyone, but with disproportionate effects on women, activists, dissidents and members of minority communities,” explains Twitter. Anyone can request the removal of their images if they appear, without any consent, in photos or videos. In this way, we try to prevent any harassment or invasion of privacy, with the aim of protecting minorities in particular. The blog details the operation, which will not affect public figures, and usually users with a blue check, except in obvious cases of invasion into the private sphere. Furthermore, the process of reviewing removal requests cannot be standard but analyzed from time to time. It is therefore not certain that the cancellation of a photo is on a par with that of a similar image, if inserted in a context of public interest. “We will look at things where they are shared, so I would encourage people not to draw too many conclusions from similar cases where we are featured,” Twitter spokesperson Trenton Kennedy said in an interview with The Verge.