Twitter bans links and username mentions relating to Facebook, Instagram and other rivals
While many people were turning to Twitter on Sunday to watch the World Cup finals unfold, the companya new policy banning"free promotion" of competing social media websites. Moving forward, Twitter says it will remove links to Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Tribel, Post, Nostr and Donald Trump's Truth Social from accounts whose"main purpose" is to promote content on those platforms.
We recognize that many of our users are active on other social media platforms. However, we will no longer allow free promotion of certain social media platforms on Twitter.The company has carved out two exceptions to its new rules."We recognize that certain social media platforms provide alternative experiences to Twitter, and allow users to post content to Twitter from these platforms," the company said.
According to Twitter, accounts that violate its new policy may be temporarily locked if it is their first offense or"an isolated incident." The company will also delete the offending tweets."Any subsequent offenses will result in permanent suspension," Twitter adds. All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links.
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