Twitter says will not allow sharing of private pics, videos without consent

Twitter on Tuesday said that it will not allow the sharing of private media, such as images or videos of private individuals without their consent as part of an expansion of its private information policy.

"There are growing concerns about the misuse of media and information that is not available elsewhere online as a tool to harass, intimidate, and reveal the identities of individuals. Sharing personal media, such as images or videos, can potentially violate a person’s privacy, and may lead to emotional or physical harm. The misuse of private media can affect everyone, but can have a disproportionate effect on women, activists, dissidents, and members of minority communities," the microblogging platform said in a blog post.

Under the new addition, Twitter will now remove media when notified by the individuals in it, or by an authorised representative, that they did not give their consent for having their private image or video shared.