If you’re thinking of making a meme out of an image or video of someone you’ve seen on Twitter and reshare it, you may need to think again
Why you can trust Pocket-lint (Pocket-lint) – If you’re thinking of making a meme out of an image or video of someone you’ve seen on Twitter and reshare it, you may need to think again. The social network has added a new line in its privacy policy that prohibits the sharing of private media without the permission of the subject. Its private information policy now bans the sharing of “media of private individuals without the permission of the person(s) depicted”. This step has been taken to protect the privacy of any unwitting person and/or prevent the misuse of another’s image or video: “There are growing concerns about the misuse of media and information that is not available elsewhere online as a tool to harass, intimidate, and reveal the identities of individuals.
