Twitter updates its policy on violent content, prohibiting incitement and the desire to harm other people

March 2 (Portaltic/EP) –

Twitter has updated its rules about content that users can publish on the platform by entering their ‘Violent Speech’ policywhich prohibits publications with threats, that glorify violence or wish harm to other people.

As stressed by the social network run by Elon Musk, Twitter is a platform where people can express themselves, find out what is happening and discuss global issues. In this sense, it is advocated for a “zero tolerance” towards violent speech to “guarantee the safety of users and avoid the normalization of violent actions”.

Based on this, Twitter has incorporated a new policy with which he warns that, in the event that a user publishes ‘tweets’ with content that is considered violentthe platform will proceed to suspend account. For less serious violations, you may be ask the user to remove the content in question before you can access your account again.

This is how your new Violent Speech policy, as the platform has announced through a ‘Tweet’ in the account TwitterSafetyin which he explains that they have implemented “some changes regarding violent content and similar language.”

Twitter has a zero-tolerance approach towards Violent Speech, and in most cases, we will suspend any account violating this policy. For less severe violations, we may require you to delete the content before you can access your account again.

—TwitterSafety (@TwitterSafety) February 28, 2023

specifically the Violent Speech policy prohibits threats, intent to harm, glorification of violence and incitement to violence. Regarding violent threats, the social network refers to threateningar with dealing physical damage to others, for example, making reference to killing, torturing, sexually assaulting or hurting any other person. It also alludes to threats against homes and civilian shelters.

On the other hand, according to details, it cannot be “desire, expect or express desire for harm”. This includes expecting others to die, suffer illness, tragic incidents, or experience other physically harmful consequences.

According to the incitement to violence, users may not “promote or encourage” acts of violence or harm, such as encouraging other users to harm themselves, commit crimes, including war crimes or genocide.

Following this line will not be allowed either the glorification of any act of violence in which damage occurred, or expressions of gratitude to violent entities or attack perpetrators violent, including animal abuse or cruelty.

Despite all these guidelines, Twitter has indicated that it will allow expressions of violent language when “there is no clearly abusive or violent context”, for example, language used between friendseither during video game conversations and sporting events.

Likewise, the platform has stated that it allows certain figures of speechas well as satires either artistic expressions. To identify these cases, Twitter has reported that it will make sure to “assess and understand the context behind the conversation before acting.”