Twitter No Longer 'Disappearing' Infringing Tweets
12 years, 4 months ago

Twitter No Longer 'Disappearing' Infringing Tweets

Wired  

In an effort to be more transparent about disappearing tweets, Twitter has started adding a note to inform followers when it removes infringing links at the request of a copyright holder. Twitter is obligated under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to remove infringing links at the copyright holder's request, to avoid legal liability. Jeremy Kessel, Twitter's legal affairs manager, said in a tweet that "We now offer more transparency in processing copyright reports by withholding Tweets, not removing them." "Re-posting material removed in response to a DMCA notification may result in permanent account suspension," Twitter notes on its website.

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Twitter says removed more content in first half of 2022 than in previous six months
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter says removed more content in first half of 2022 than in previous six months

The Hindu  

Twitter will not be publishing a formal transparency report for the year 2022, the social media platform announced on its blog on April 25. It is not clear if the company has also chosen to stop publishing routine disclosures of copyright and government takedown requests on the Lumen Database — Twitter doesn’t appear to have disclosed any Indian takedown requests …

Twitter’s updated hateful content policy restricts reach, but does not enforce full ban
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter’s updated hateful content policy restricts reach, but does not enforce full ban

The Hindu  

Twitter will no longer remove tweets that violate its hateful content policy, but will instead tag them as having violated the rules of the platform. The new policy is aimed at increasing transparency on enforcement actions, and to promote free speech while restricting its reach – a new approach to content moderation. “These labels bring a new level of transparency …

Twitter visibility filter to monitor tweets: ’For freedom of speech, not reach’
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter visibility filter to monitor tweets: ’For freedom of speech, not reach’

Live Mint  

Twitter has updated its policy to clarify that it will allow freedom of speech on its platform but not "freedom of reach." The company plans to apply the visibility filter initially to tweets that violate its rules on hateful conduct, with the intention of expanding the filter to other areas later. "Restricting the reach of tweets, also known as visibility …

Twitter To Take 'Less Severe Action' Against Rules-Violating Accounts
2 years, 1 month ago

Twitter To Take 'Less Severe Action' Against Rules-Violating Accounts

ABP News  

Elon Musk-run Twitter announced it will take "less severe actions" against user accounts that break its rules, asking them to remove controversial tweets and move on. The company said it will only suspend Twitter accounts that engage in "severe or ongoing, repeat violations" of its rules. "Going forward, we will take less severe actions, such as limiting the reach of …

Twitter says users will be able to appeal account suspension
2 years, 2 months ago

Twitter says users will be able to appeal account suspension

The Hindu  

Twitter users will be able to appeal account suspensions and be evaluated under the social media platform's new criteria for reinstatement, starting Feb. 1, the company said on Friday. Under the new criteria, which follow billionaire Elon Musk's purchase of the company in October, Twitter accounts will only be suspended for severe or ongoing and repeat violations of the platform's …

Elon Musk bans Twitter users whose ‘primary’ purpose is sharing rival social media links
2 years, 3 months ago

Elon Musk bans Twitter users whose ‘primary’ purpose is sharing rival social media links

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Twitter on Sunday announced it would ban the “free promotion” of other social …

Twitter to India court: Overturn gov’t orders to remove content
2 years, 8 months ago

Twitter to India court: Overturn gov’t orders to remove content

Al Jazeera  

The US company’s attempt to get a judicial review of some Indian gov’t orders is part of a growing confrontation. Twitter has asked an Indian court to overturn some government orders to remove content from the social media platform, a source familiar with the matter said, in a legal challenge which alleges abuse of power by officials. Twitter has been …

"Respect Public Sentiments": Delhi High Court Tells Twitter To Remove Objectionable Content Regarding Hindu Goddess
3 years, 4 months ago

"Respect Public Sentiments": Delhi High Court Tells Twitter To Remove Objectionable Content Regarding Hindu Goddess

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has told the social media giant, Twitter to remove certain alleged objectional materials regarding a Hindu Goddess.Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh was of the view that Twitter should respect sentiments of the public as it was doing business for them. The Delhi High Court has told the social media giant, Twitter to remove …

Parl Panel on IT Seeks Twitter's Explanation on Temporarily Locking RS Prasad's Account
3 years, 9 months ago

Parl Panel on IT Seeks Twitter's Explanation on Temporarily Locking RS Prasad's Account

News 18  

As directed by Parliamentary panel for IT headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, the Secretariat on Tuesday wrote to Twitter India demanding an explanation on what grounds the account of Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad was locked for an hour citing a “violation of the rules” reason. When the minister and his team tried to log in to the Twitter …

Twitter withholds 35 tweets after legal request from India
3 years, 9 months ago

Twitter withholds 35 tweets after legal request from India

The Hindu  

Twitter has "withheld" about 35 tweets following a legal request from the Indian government, as per information on the Lumen database. Twitter received a legal request from the Indian government on June 21 for action against 37 tweets, a document on Lumen database showed. Upon clicking on the blocked URLs listed on the Lumen database, a message saying the tweet …

Post for which Twitter locked RS Prasad account: Full details
3 years, 9 months ago

Post for which Twitter locked RS Prasad account: Full details

Op India  

On Friday, the micro-blogging site Twitter yet again came under the scanner for blocking Union Minister of Law and Justice, Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad for allegedly violating the copyright act of the United States of America. Post by Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad that got reported for Copyright Violations This information came to the fore after Twitter published …

'Happened with me too': Shashi Tharoor says Twitter deleted his post over 'copyright' issue
3 years, 9 months ago

'Happened with me too': Shashi Tharoor says Twitter deleted his post over 'copyright' issue

India TV News  

'Happened with me too': Shashi Tharoor says Twitter deleted his post over 'copyright' issue Shashi Tharoor, who is chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, said that he will be seeking an explanation from Twitter India over the brief locking of Ravi Shankar Prasad's account. Moments after Union Minister for Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said …

Twitter locks Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's account for violation
3 years, 9 months ago

Twitter locks Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's account for violation

Op India  

Micro-blogging site Twitter is yet again under the scanner for blocking Union Minister of Law and Justice, Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad for allegedly violating the copyright act of the United States of America. Accruing multiple DMCA strikes may lead to suspension of your account.” Twitter blocks Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad’s Twitter account/ Image Source: Ravi Shankar …

Twitter blocks Ravi Shankar Prasad’s handle over violation of copyright norms; unblocks later
3 years, 9 months ago

Twitter blocks Ravi Shankar Prasad’s handle over violation of copyright norms; unblocks later

Live Mint  

Twitter banned personal account of Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad over violation of copyright laws. "Twitter denied access to my account for almost an hour on the alleged ground that there was a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of the USA and subsequently they allowed me to access the account," Prasad tweeted. "Twitter's actions were in gross …

UP Govt First to Book Twitter for ‘Misleading Content’ After Media Giant Loses Protection
3 years, 9 months ago

UP Govt First to Book Twitter for ‘Misleading Content’ After Media Giant Loses Protection

News 18  

The Uttar Pradesh government has become the first to book Twitter in a criminal offence after the social media company failed to comply so far with the new IT rules that had come into effect from May 26. Sources in the central government told News18 that social media companies have to comply with the rules to get safe harbour protection …

Indian Govt Asks Twitter to Comply With IT Rules or Face 'Unintended Consequences'
3 years, 9 months ago

Indian Govt Asks Twitter to Comply With IT Rules or Face 'Unintended Consequences'

News 18  

India has told Twitter it has one last chance to comply with new IT rules, or face “unintended consequences” according to a copy of an official letter seen by Reuters. India’s technology ministry wrote to Twitter on May 26 and May 28 on the new rules, but the company’s responses “neither address the clarifications sought by this ministry nor indicate …

Govt issues 'one last notice' to Twitter to comply with IT rules, warns of penal action
3 years, 9 months ago

Govt issues 'one last notice' to Twitter to comply with IT rules, warns of penal action

India TV News  

The government on Saturday issued a notice to Twitter giving it one last chance to 'immediately' comply with the new IT rules and warned that failure to adhere to the norms will lead to the platform losing exemption from liability under the IT Act. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said that Twitter's refusal to comply with the rules …

Govt issues one last notice to Twitter to comply with IT rules
3 years, 9 months ago

Govt issues one last notice to Twitter to comply with IT rules

India Today  

The government on Saturday issued a notice to Twitter giving it one last chance to “immediately” comply with the new IT rules and warned that failure to adhere to the norms will lead to the platform losing exemption from liability under the IT Act. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said that Twitter's refusal to comply with the rules …

Twitter tests ‘Blue’ subscription service that would allow users to undo their tweets
3 years, 10 months ago

Twitter tests ‘Blue’ subscription service that would allow users to undo their tweets

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Twitter’s upcoming paid subscription service will seemingly be called Twitter Blue, and will …

Twitter Is Testing An Undo Tweet Feature, But You May Have to Pay For It: Here's What We Know
4 years ago

Twitter Is Testing An Undo Tweet Feature, But You May Have to Pay For It: Here's What We Know

News 18  

Micro-blogging platform Twitter is reportedly working on an “undo tweet” feature that will be limited to its paid subscribers. The new feature was spotted by reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong, who tweeted about the feature appearing on a subscription screen on Twitter. Wong has also shared a screenshot of the undo tweet feature which is shown alongside a paid subscriptions …

Govt Slams ‘Unwilling’ Twitter in Meeting; Brings up ‘Toolkit’
4 years, 1 month ago

Govt Slams ‘Unwilling’ Twitter in Meeting; Brings up ‘Toolkit’

The Quint  

On 1 February, 257 accounts were ‘withheld because of a legal demand’ from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and remained unavailable in India for most of the day. They were subsequently restored by Twitter, which pushed back against the blocking in discussions with the government at a meeting on 1 February. Incensed by the restoration of these accounts, …

Twitter seeks meeting with IT minister over govt notice, says tweets must continue to flow
4 years, 1 month ago

Twitter seeks meeting with IT minister over govt notice, says tweets must continue to flow

India Today  

The ongoing tussle between the government of India and Twitter might see an end soon. The entire story started on February 1 when Twitter India withheld several accounts that were reportedly tweeting or sharing information on farmers' protest. India Today Tech learnt at that point that Twitter had blocked the accounts in the interim in response to a valid legal …

Govt. asks Twitter to remove 1,178 accounts
4 years, 1 month ago

Govt. asks Twitter to remove 1,178 accounts

The Hindu  

The Centre has asked Twitter to remove nearly 1,200 accounts related to farmers’ protest that it suspects to be linked to Khalistan sympathisers or backed by Pakistan. Additionally, the government feels that Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey ‘liking’ a few tweets supporting the protest raises questions over the platform’s neutrality. “The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has shared a list …

Twitter disables Trump tweet over copyright complaint
4 years, 8 months ago

Twitter disables Trump tweet over copyright complaint

The Hindu  

Twitter Inc disabled a campaign-style video that U.S. President Donald Trump retweeted on Saturday, citing a copyright complaint. The video, which included music from the group Linkin Park, disappeared from the President’s Twitter feed late Saturday with the notification: “This media has been disabled in response to a report by the copyright owner.” Twitter removed the video, which Mr. Trump …

Twitter suspends accounts found to be stealing or mass-retweeting tweets to create virality
7 years ago

Twitter suspends accounts found to be stealing or mass-retweeting tweets to create virality

Firstpost  

Tweetdecking is an explicit violation of Twitter’s spam policy, which does not allow users to “sell, purchase, or attempt to artificially inflate account interactions”. Continuing its tirade against the “tweetdeckers”, Twitter has suspended several popular accounts known for stealing tweets or mass-retweeting tweets into manufactured virality. In addition to stealing people’s tweets without credit, some of these accounts are known …

Twitter will now cite the legal reason behind blocking of tweets and accounts
7 years, 3 months ago

Twitter will now cite the legal reason behind blocking of tweets and accounts

Firstpost  

Twitter said the latest update is part of its larger efforts to increase transparency across the platform, particularly around decisions that impact its users. “We are updating our in-product messaging when we withhold content to clarify why the content was withheld and where,” Jeremy Kessel, Global Legal Policy Director at Twitter wrote in a blog post. To shine light on …

Twitter seems to be 'ghost' deleting tweets and temporarily block accounts for offensive content
8 years, 1 month ago

Twitter seems to be 'ghost' deleting tweets and temporarily block accounts for offensive content

Firstpost  

Twitter is ‘ghost’ deleting offensive tweets, most certainly in line with its campaign to weed out the offensive and harassing content and make the platform safe for its users. According to a report in Heatstreet, when Twitter ‘ghost’ deletes tweets it deems offensive, it appears on the timeline of the person who writes it while others cannot read it. Twitter …

Twitter restores access to politicians' deleted tweets
9 years, 2 months ago

Twitter restores access to politicians' deleted tweets

Daily Mail  

Politicians on Twitter can no longer permanently remove bungling or controversial tweets after the site revoked a ban that prevented deleted tweets being stored online. Earlier this year, Twitter blocked access to the deleted items by a website called Politwoops, which collects deleted tweets from politicians in 30 countries. However, it has now reversed this policy The San Francisco-based company …

Twitter Takes Down Unoriginal Jokes, But All Of Yours Are Probably Safe
9 years, 8 months ago

Twitter Takes Down Unoriginal Jokes, But All Of Yours Are Probably Safe

NPR  

Twitter Takes Down Unoriginal Jokes, But All Of Yours Are Probably Safe Enlarge this image toggle caption John Davisson/Invision/AP John Davisson/Invision/AP Twitter has started taking down jokes for copyright infringement. Among Lexell's reposted jokes that were taken down by Twitter: "Saw someone spill their high-end juice cleanse all over the sidewalk and now I know God is on my side." …

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