New Twitter media sharing policy expected to yield unwarranted takedowns

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Twitter’s new policy banning photographs and videos of private citizens posted without their consent is likely to be abused by powerful users to remove content they don’t like and create confusion regarding Twitter’s censorship rules.

Twitter’s new private information policy, which it updated Tuesday, provides for the removal of content if a private citizen or their authorized representative wants a photo or video taken down.

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