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Violation of copyrights and trademarks: Twitter can suspend accounts if users have violated others' intellectual property rights, including ... Englishहिन्दीमराठीবাংলাગુજરાતીಕನ್ನಡதமிழ்తెలుగుമലയാളം|Epaper|GadgetsNowSignInBriefsWorldBusinessSportsEntertainmentTVLifestylePhotosEducationPoliticsElectionsTechGadgetsNewsTechNewsGadgetsReviewsTopGadgetsSlideshowsVideosHowtoFeaturedNewsHomeCitySmartCitiesIndiaElections2020PoliticsWorldCitizenReporterNRIPollutionHeadlinesPodcastsSundayTimesGoodNewsTOIFeaturesSpecialsTimesFactCheckGoodGovernanceEditorialsTOIEditorialsETEditorialsEntertainmentMovieReviewsPhotos(ETIMES)MusicBeautyPageantsEventsFilmfareVideosLiveTVTVTVNewsTVListingsTimesNowETNowZoomTVBusinessStartupsIndiaBusinessInternationalBusinessLifestyleFeminaWomenAutoTravelRecipesSportsCricketIPLFootballTOISANewMostSearchedProductsElectronicsFashionBeautyHealth&FitnessToday'sDealsFood&BeveragesHomeDecor&GardenOpinionInfographicsHumourCartoonsCampaignsBlogsSocialViralNewsTrendingNewsEducationEducationFestEnvironmentBennettUniversityTOIStudentTimesStudyAbroadJobsAstrologyHoroscopePlanets&TransitsRituals&PujaTechnologyLatestNewsTechPhotosLatestGadgetsReviewsCompareGadgetsGadgetsNewsServicesMediawireEpaperNewspaperSubscriptionRealEstateLaunchpadClassifiedsArchivesPropertyBeSwatantraCouponsNewsTechHere'sallthatcangetyouraccountsuspendedonTwitterTopSearches:GarenaFreeRedeemCodesHaloFansPixelFoldAirtelRs.249PrepaidPlaniOS15.2Beta2PUBGNewStateVivoY765GMotoE30ThisstoryisfromAugust13,2021Here'sallthatcangetyouraccountsuspendedonTwitterTIMESOFINDIA.COM|Aug13,2021,11:35IST​​Twitterdividesitsrulesunderthreecategories:Safety,PrivacyandAuthenticity.Herearethethingsthat...ReadMoreTwitterhasbeeninthenewsforsuspendinghigh-profileaccounts,includingthatofCongressleaderRahulGandhi.Twitterinastatementsaidthatithadsuspendedhundredsofaccounts“thatpostedanimagethatviolatedourRules,andmaycontinuetodosoinlinewithourrangeofenforcementoptions.”Further,Twitterclarifiedthat,"certaintypesofprivateinformationcarryhigherrisksthanothers,andouraimisalwaystoprotectindividuals’privacyandsafety.WestronglyencourageeveryoneontheservicetofamiliarisethemselveswiththeTwitterRulesandreportanythingtheybelieveisinviolation.”Rulesiswhat’simportanthereandwhileTwittermaynotbeconsistentinimplementingthem,thoserulesneedtobefollowed.Sowhataretheserulesandwhatarethethingsthatcangetyouraccountsuspended?Wegivealowdownonwhatyoushouldn’tdoifyouwanttokeepyourTwitteraccountactive.Twitterdividesitsrulesunderthreecategories:Safety,PrivacyandAuthenticity.Herearethethingsthatfallundereachofthosethreecategories:WhatcomesunderSafety“Ourrulesaretoensureallpeoplecanparticipateinthepublicconversationfreelyandsafely,”saysTwitter.Undersafety,thesearethemainpointsthatcangetaccountssuspended:Glorifyingviolence,terrorismandviolentextremism:Youcannotglorifyviolenceoryoumaynotthreatenviolenceagainstanindividualoragroupofpeople.Dothatandchancesareyouraccountcouldbesuspended.Further,youmaynotthreatenorpromoteterrorismorviolentextremism.Userscan’taffiliatewithandpromotetheillicitactivitiesofaterroristorganisationorviolentextremistgroup.Childsexualexploitation:This,accordingtoTwitter,isoneofthemostseriousviolationsofitsrules.Thismayincludemedia,text,illustrated,orcomputer-generatedimages.Regardlessoftheintent,viewing,sharing,orlinkingtochildsexualexploitationmaterialcontributestothere-victimisationofthedepictedchildren,Twitterrulesclearlystate.Abuseandharassmentofotherusers:Twitterclaims—oratleasttherulesstatethatitdoesnottoleratecontentthatwishes,hopes,promotes,incites,orexpressesadesirefordeath,seriousbodilyharmorseriousdiseaseagainstanindividualorgroupofpeople.Forexample,youcan’tsay“Ifthisgroupofprotestersdon’tshutup,theydeservetobeshot.”Thiswouldleadtoyouraccountbeingsuspended.Hatefulconduct,racism,andmore:Usersshouldnotusehatefulimagesorsymbolsintheirprofileimageorprofileheaderasitcouldleadtothesuspensionoftheiraccounts.Further,Twitterprohibitscontentthatwishes,hopes,promotes,incites,orexpressesadesirefordeath,seriousbodilyharm,orseriousdiseaseagainstanentireprotectedcategoryand/orindividualswhomaybemembersofthatcategoryEncouragingsuicideorselfharm:Userscan’tpromote,orotherwiseencourage,suicideorself-harm.Twitterdefinespromotionandencouragementtoincludestatementssuchas“themosteffective”,“theeasiest”,“thebest”,“themostsuccessful”,“youshould”,“whydon’tyou”.Postingsensitivecontentlikegraphicviolenceandadultcontent:Twitterrulessaythatusersmaynotpostmediathatisexcessivelygoryorshareviolentoradultcontentwithinlivevideoorinprofileorheaderimages.Mediadepictingsexualviolenceand/orassaultisalsonotpermitted.Graphicviolenceisanymediathatdepictsdeath,violence,medicalprocedures,orseriousphysicalinjuryingraphicdetail.Adultcontent,ontheotherhand,isanyconsensuallyproducedanddistributedmediathatispornographicorintendedtocausesexualarousal,accordingtoTwitterrules.Sellingillegalgoodsandservices:Usersarenotallowedtosellweapons,drugs,productsmadefromendangeredorprotectedspecies,amongotherprohibitedgoods.WhatcomesunderPrivacySharingnon-consensualnudityandothersuchcontent:Userscan’tpostorshareexplicitimagesorvideosthatweretaken,appeartohavebeentakenort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