The decision has been taken to respect the grief of the family members.
Robin Williams and his daughter Zelda
Twitter has announced a crackdown on violent or gruesome pictures that some users publish.
“In order to respect the wishes of their loved ones, Twitter will remove images of deceased persons in certain circumstances’ did you know the social network with an official statement.
‘certain circumstances’ , in practice, affect “when injuries occur in the critical moments before or after death,” : in these cases , Twitter will act removing the images on reporting by ‘family members [of the deceased] or other authorized persons, “.
The decision came as a result of the controversy born as a result of events occurring after two deaths that have had international resonance: the suicide of Robin Williams and the beheading of journalist James Foley.
After the death of Robin Williams, daughter Zelda had to leave Twitter (and Instagram) had begun to receive retouched photos that claimed to portray his father’s body immediately after death; the shock caused by the horrifying images led her to decide to leave the social network.
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As for James Foley, the photos of her murder were taken and repeated on several accounts, with the consequences that one can imagine on his family, already tried.
So, while stating that it will consider whether it is necessary to preserve the images clearly in the public interest, Twitter has decided to put a stop to the photographs excessively bumping, or may cause emotional harm to the families of the victims.
Even now, a special procedure allows family members of a deceased person to close the Twitter account of the latter, as long as you provide evidence of the death of the holder (death certificate), a document identification and proof of relationship with the deceased.
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