Twitter has updated its rules as part of an attempt to stop users uploading revenge porn. The company’s rules now say: “You may not post intimate photos or videos that were taken or distributed without the subject’s consent.”
The news comes after a number of countries and states criminalized the posting of revenge porn. Twitter promises that those found to have broken the rule will see their accounts locked. Anyone who thinks intimate photos of themselves have been made public will be asked to prove their identity and show that they did not give consent for the material to be posted.
The rules say that anyone who violates the legislation will be told to “delete the content in question before being able to return to the platform”.
Twitter boss Dick Costolo recently admitted that his company “sucks” at dealing with abuse. A leaked memo to Costolo’s employees said: “We suck at dealing with abuse and trolls on the platform and we’ve sucked at it for years.”
The company announced late last year that it planned to give users more controls and powers to report abusive accounts. It says it is confident in dealing with all instances of revenge porn “in a timely manner.”