Some social media users across the globe have begun to express their annoyance after an updated Twitter terms of service (TOS) emerged on “adult content” and “sensitive media.”
Last month, Twitter updated its TOS, signaling an impending ban on pornography on the social media platform.
The “sensitive media policy,” which takes effect from January 1, 2020, bans “violent sexual conduct” and “gratuitous gore content.”
The microbloggging platform defines adult content as media that is “pornographic or intended to cause sexual arousal,” including “cartoons, hentai, or anime involving humans or depictions of animals with human-like features.”
Twitter went on to say that it could remove any adult material “that depicts violent sexual conduct or gratuitous gore anywhere,” and the platform may permanently ban accounts “dedicated to posting this type of content.”
Although adult content will still be allowed, the social media platform warned that any accounts “dedicated to posting sensitive media” may face a permanent suspension if sensitive content accounts for the “majority of your activity on Twitter.”
Since the announcement of the new update, users have taken to the microblogging platform to register their anger.
“Twitter banning porn in January 2020? According to Twitter’s new TOS, adult content will only be allowed if marked as ‘sensitive.’ But accounts dedicated to posting sensitive media will be banned. Did they not learn anything from Tumblr? Police sex online you lose!” Kgoplo Mphela wrote.
Twitter banning porn in January 2020?
According to Twitter’s new TOS, adult content will only be allowed if marked as “sensitive.” But accounts dedicated to posting “sensitive media” will be banned.
Did they not learn anything from Tumblr? Police sex online you lose! pic.twitter.com/DJsUWyz6Ip
Advertisement— Kgopolo Mphela (@PhilMphela) December 10, 2019
Following Mphela’s comment, many other users of the platform similarly aired their opinions on the new policy, with one user saying, “I understand that I chose the option in the settings not to open any sensitive media. But to block all media every damn time is getting too much.”
TheCable had earlier reported that Twitter would stage a massive clampdown on inactive accounts to “free up usernames” as from December 11.
Here are some reactions below:
weird how trad twitter is going on an anti-porn crusade all of a sudden and want to ban porn from twitter, where the exploitative industry doesn't have much reach at all but independent sex workers rely on support there to make a living
— uckers sket redux (@katherineRedux) December 9, 2019
Twitter getting ready to ban sex workers and fetish artists en mass, I see pic.twitter.com/wq6eIdihhJ
— Nazgul Queen 🔞 (@celineorelse) December 3, 2019
Finding out twitter won't be allowing porn after January 1, 2020 pic.twitter.com/5pbvXwA6Pz
— CUM FAIRY 💦 (@DickMurderer) December 9, 2019
"why is twitter gonna ban the porn and not the nazis"
well, did you know nazis forbade porn and persecuted sex workers claiming to be "protecting families against degeneracy"?
so, don't worry: twitter has definitely picked its side
— ✧Public Universal Friend✧ (@amateurCatalyst) December 10, 2019
Reading through TOS with specific insights included below. To clarify, adult content is allowed if marked as “sensitive.” But accounts dedicated to posting “sensitive media” will be banned. Going to take a stab that means SWers will lose their accountshttps://t.co/ZosTSr9zOz pic.twitter.com/XofVKsvUP4
— Elite Gamer Ana Valens (@acvalens) December 3, 2019
For that matter, Twitter's warnings about sensitive material in individual tweets is next to useless. Too many false positives. On a porn account, only videos get "This media may contain sensitive material." Maybe it's too expensive to get curation right. Pondering. tbcg1210c 3/3
— tbc, the 0 is silent (aka Tim) (@tbc0) December 11, 2019
”accounts dedicated to posting sensitive media – your account may be permanently suspended if the majority of your activity on Twitter is sharing sensitive media. ”
Sensitive media policy https://t.co/xv5QEPDYid— あすぜむ・ザ・月曜日西と08a (@Us_Them_Ojisan) December 11, 2019
Dear @Twitter, Let’s look at other media some of us don’t want to see; animal brutality, violence, active crimes, offensive language, verbal abuse, bullying, etc. Who gets to choose? How? Does someone get to design a new app for adult & sensitive content?
— Drizzy Moh Xol 🐵 (@Diskor_Disko) December 11, 2019
Why?!! I understand that I chose the option in settings not to open any sensitive media on my twitter account but to block all media every damn time is getting too much! 3/3
— Felicia Lockhart (@missfelicia123) December 11, 2019
#RT @Sandro_power: twitter is strange doing pushups is sensitive media as I expose my back. There is crazy stuff out their but saying this is sensitive is just crazy. Anyway people if you see a problem on that push ups post it safe it just a special type of push ups ,were yo…
— Pogi (@Pogiboi77) December 10, 2019
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