Twitter outlines how it will be tougher on banning revenge porn
Twitter said Friday that it would start imposing stricter rules on banning revenge porn and other tweets featuring non-consensual nudity.
The company laid out the specific kinds of tweets featuring "intimate media" that it will take action on in an update to its website on Friday. Accounts that post so-called creepshots of "the other person's genitals, buttocks, or breasts" will be banned alongside those that post "images or videos captured in a private setting and not intended for public distribution."
The move to crack down on revenge porn follows a recent announcement Twitter made to revamp and strengthen its content enforcement across the board.
Back in July, Twitter took roughly 30 minutes to take down revenge porn tweeted by the celebrity Rob Kardashian to his millions of followers. The incident was a particularly high-profile example of Twitter's problem with policing the harassment and explicit content that has long plagued its network.
The company was recently met with backlash for temporarily banning the account of actress Rose McGowan after she accused Ben Affleck of lying about his knowledge of producer Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual harassment. While Twitter later said that McGowan's account was locked due to her posting a personal phone number, thousands of women tweeted the hashtag #WomenBoycottTwitter in protest of her account suspension.
Twitter also said Friday that it would implement stricter enforcement on hate symbols and "violent groups" in late November as part of its planned series of policy updates.