Phys.Org is reporting that Twitter has announced that it is banning the posting of sexually explicit images without the consent of the subject of those images.
From the article:
Twitter has become the latest online platform to ban "revenge porn," or the posting of sexually explicit images of a person without consent. In updated terms of service released Wednesday, Twitter explicitly banned "intimate photos or videos that were taken or distributed without the subject's consent."
The update comes following Reddit's announcement last month of a similar ban, which came after the online bulletin board was criticized for allowing the distribution of hacked nude pictures of Hollywood stars.
Have you been a victim of "revenge porn"? Have you posted explicit photos of others without their permission?
Would any lawyers care to jump in and discuss what copyright infringement issues, if any, might be raised?
(Score: 1) by Pseudonymous Coward on Monday March 16 2015, @04:03PM
Twitter isn't quasi-public, it's quasi-private.
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Monday March 16 2015, @04:40PM
Twitter isn't quasi-public, it's quasi-private.
Ummm, no. Twitter is quasi [google.com]-public.
quasi-
ˈkwāˌzī,ˈkwäzē/
combining form
prefix: quasi-
seemingly; apparently but not really.
Twitter *is* private. However, much of its business revolves around publicly posting information.
You've got it backwards, friend. Glad I could help clear that up for you.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 1) by Pseudonymous Coward on Monday March 16 2015, @08:38PM
Yeah, I guess you're right.
BUT, if Twitter has the capability of posting both private and public messages, doesn't that make it a little bit of both?
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Monday March 16 2015, @09:54PM
Yeah, I guess you're right.
BUT, if Twitter has the capability of posting both private and public messages, doesn't that make it a little bit of both?
Given the context of the discussion (Twitter's decision to ban the public posting of photos which don't have the permission of the subject of those photos), why is your statement even relevant?
I'm not going to make this Civics 101 for for you.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr