If you are an avid social media user, it is important that you are not only a safe, but also responsible user of the platform. Therefore, if you are looking to inform yourself of Twitter’s Safety and Cybercrime policies, look no further! In this article we will give a brief overview of what those policies entail and how you can use the platform responsibly.
Given the massive following it has amassed over the years, Twitter has provided extensive documentation regarding all sorts of important policies and topics crucial to creating a safe and welcoming virtual environment. Separate from the more General Twitter rules and policies section on help.twitter.com, the more specific Safety and Cybercrime policies are provided to help prevent any sort of abuse, harassment, violence or criminal activity. The section has approximately twelve different sub-sections that each detail policies relating to Safety and Cybercrime. Click on the listed policies below to learn more about them:
- Private information policy
- Sensitive media policy
- Violent organization policy
- Suicide and Self-harm policy
- Abusive profile information
- Non-consensual nudity policy
- Hateful conduct policy
- Abusive behavior policy
- Violent threats policy
- Glorification of Violence policy
- Illegal or certain regulated goods or services
- Child sexual exploitation policy
As stated in the General rules, the platform hopes its users engage in public conversations. Yet when it comes to harassment and violence, there is no room for this kind of unacceptable behavior. With that being said, it is always encouraged for users to be respectful and avoid engaging in illicit activity when using the platform. Violation of these policies may result in the suspension of your account and entail further action. Twitter is committed to making itself a safer space and hopes to do so with its features to report, mute, or block abusive accounts and content. In addition, Twitter has also stated its commitment to making sure that misinformation is not spread via their platform. With reply prompts and conversation controls, Twitter helps ensure that the content you are sharing and seeing is of a respectful nature.
