Twitter announced on Wednesday that the company would only suspend accounts for "serious or continuing, recurrent violations of our policies" in a tweet thread published by @TwitterSafety on the microblogging platform. A user's request to have his account reinstated will now be evaluated in accordance with a new set of criteria. Before allowing you to resume tweeting, it will now require less drastic measures, such as "reducing the reach of policy-violating tweets or asking you to erase tweets." A few examples of behavior that is considered to be a serious breach include inciting violence, invading the privacy of users, posting content that is illegal, and harassing specific users. https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1620867218333646848?s=20&t=CLQF309BK2ngpAucnGRYRg Twitter began restoring accounts that had been suspended late last year, allowing contentious accounts like those of comedian Kathy Griffin and former President Donald Trump to reappear on the platform. The company promised to continue restoring banned accounts that met its new standards over the next thirty days. https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1620867218333646848?s=20&t=CLQF309BK2ngpAucnGRYRg Twitter's new management claimed that the company's previous procedures for banning accounts were excessive and that it was taking disproportionate action against users who disobeyed the rules. However, Twitter already had a mechanism that allowed users to contest suspensions and breaches. A tweet from the Twitter Safety account indicates that several appeals have been filed against the new policy. Earlier on Wednesday, the account stated: We value your patience as we process a large number of these requests."
Twitter announced on Wednesday that the company would only suspend accounts for “serious or continuing, recurrent violations of our policies” in a tweet thread published by @TwitterSafety on the microblogging platform. A user’s request to have his account reinstated will now be evaluated in accordance with a new set of criteria. Before allowing you to resume tweeting, it will now require less drastic measures, such as “reducing the reach of policy-violating tweets or asking you to erase tweets.” A few examples of behavior that is considered to be a serious breach include inciting violence, invading the privacy of users, posting content that is illegal, and harassing specific users.
Twitter began restoring accounts that had been suspended late last year, allowing contentious accounts like those of comedian Kathy Griffin and former President Donald Trump to reappear on the platform. The company promised to continue restoring banned accounts that met its new standards over the next thirty days.
Twitter’s new management claimed that the company’s previous procedures for banning accounts were excessive and that it was taking disproportionate action against users who disobeyed the rules. However, Twitter already had a mechanism that allowed users to contest suspensions and breaches.
A tweet from the Twitter Safety account indicates that several appeals have been filed against the new policy. Earlier on Wednesday, the account stated: We value your patience as we process a large number of these requests.”
