Twitter Bans Personal Media Sharing Without Consent

Microblogging site Twitter, introduced a new policy for its users, which banned sharing of photos/videos without the consent of the individuals. The policy was introduced in view of concerns amid growing controversies, misuse of the platform, especially for women, activists and public figures. Twitter released an official notification regarding the same on November 30. Notably, sharing personal information (phone number, address and IDs) are already prohibited.