Twitter to Remove Photos of People Posted Without Their Permission

A sweeping expansion of Twitter’s policy against posting private information was met with backlash shortly after the company announced it, as Twitter users questioned whether the policy would be practical to enforce. Twitter’s new policy states that photos or videos of private individuals that are posted without their permission will be taken down at their request.

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