Twitter has announced new safety rules concerning the accounts sharing live locations of others. Considering that sharing such location data with others can trigger physical harm, Twitter will remove any of the tweets sharing such data in the future.
While users can share historical data and their owner’s location on the platform, they should ensure that it won’t harm others.
Sharing Live Location on Twitter
Twitter’s new boss Elon Musk has long been preaching about free speech on the platform – and promised to take all the necessary steps to promote it. He even allowed an account named @ElonJet to track his private jet’s movement, despite claiming it was a “direct personal safety risk” to him.
Well, all this is about to change, with Twitter announcing new safety rules for the platform. According to it, accounts sharing the live location of others will be banned, while the platform will automatically take down their tweets.
We’ve updated our Private Information policy to prohibit sharing someone else’s live location in most cases. Here’s what changed and why. ???? — Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) December 14, 2022
