Twitter allows users to report Tweets that include 'sensitive media' depicting violent, hateful, and adult content. Once this media is flagged, the company's moderators manually scrutinize the content before deciding on a future course of action. Twitter says that the policy is meant to protect users who don't want to be exposed to sensitive content, without preventing others from sharing this type of media on the platform.
Twitter groups sensitive content into various categories, and while some are banned outright, others are allowed, but only with a 'potentially sensitive content' label. The company has relatively more permissive policies than other social media sites like Facebook, but it still has restrictions on what can and can't be posted. The banned categories include "excessively gory" media, "media depicting sexual violence," and all forms of illegal content.
Twitter allows users to report violations of its Sensitive Media Policy using the app or the website. On the app, navigate to the Tweet and tap on the three-dot overflow menu button. From the pop-up menu, select Report Tweet, and on the next page, select the appropriate reason for flagging. In this case, the reason would be It displays a sensitive photo or video. Users will now need to choose the relevant option that explains why the image or video is sensitive. The process works similarly on both Android and iOS.
Twitter's Sensitive Media Policy
To flag sensitive media from the Twitter website, click on the three-dot overflow menu button next to the Tweet and select Report Tweet from the pop-up menu. On the next page, click It displays a sensitive photo or video and then select the relevant category. Users can similarly report Lists by navigating to the List they'd like to report, clicking on the three-dot More icon, and selecting Report List.
According to Twitter, the enforcement action taken for policy violations would depend on the type of media and where it has been posted. The company bans "graphic violence, adult content and hateful imagery" in live video and profile images, so those are unacceptable under any circumstances. First-time offenders are asked to remove the sensitive content and might be locked out of their account temporarily. Repeat offenders risk getting their accounts permanently suspended. Twitter doesn't allow users to target others with "unsolicited violent or adult content," and will ask the sender to remove it as part of its Abusive Behavior Policy.