--- description: Twitter has updated its rules to prohibit posting nude or sexually explicit photos without the subject’s consent title: Twitter Bans 'Revenge Porn' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5a745abd47d5115b/6987834255a8592dd2a86421/187243543.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Twitter Bans 'Revenge Porn' ## Video: How Social Media Can Tank Your Career [Watch (HLS stream): How Social Media Can Tank Your Career](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ZetPsIZy.m3u8) (4:12)  _Published 2015-03-11. Social media sites like Twitter and Facebook can be a powerful way to build your brand or destroy it._  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 11, 2015 11:34 PM CUT  The Twitter logo is displayed on a mobile device The Twitter logo is displayed on a mobile deviceBethany Clarke—Getty Images  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 11, 2015 11:34 PM CUT Twitter has updated its rules to [prohibit posting](https://support.twitter.com/articles/18311-the-twitter-rules "undefined") nude or sexually explicit photos without the subject’s consent. The new policies targeting so-called revenge porn mark Twitter’s latest move to crackdown on cyberbullying after previous updates over the past few months, including a new way to [flag](https://blog.twitter.com/2014/building-a-safer-twitter "undefined") abusive tweets and a streamlined method of [reporting](https://blog.twitter.com/2015/update-on-user-safety-features "undefined") harmful content. “You may not post intimate photos or videos that were taken or distributed without the subject’s consent,” reads a line in Twitter’s “content boundaries” that was added Wednesday. The social-media site has come under fire for its [lax controls against cyberbullying](You%20may%20not%20post%20intimate%20photos%20or%20videos%20that%20were%20taken%20or%20distributed%20without%20the%20subject's%20consent. "undefined"), but has recently moved to take a tougher stance against online harassment. Last month, CEO Dick Costolo admitted in a leaked memo that, “We suck at dealing with abuse and trolls.” _Read next:_ [_How Social Media Sites Are Making You Spend More_](http://time.com/money/3733784/how-social-media-sites-are-making-you-spend-more/?iid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3741592/twitter-bans-revenge-porn/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3741592/twitter-bans-revenge-porn/"},"headline":"Twitter Bans 'Revenge Porn'","datePublished":"2015-03-11T23:34:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:04:38.613Z","description":"The social-media site has come under fire for its lax controls against cyberbullying","url":"https://time.com/3741592/twitter-bans-revenge-porn/","keywords":["Tech","Social Media","reddit","twitter","revenge porn","Companies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5a745abd47d5115b/6987834255a8592dd2a86421/187243543.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Noah Rayman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5a745abd47d5115b/6987834255a8592dd2a86421/187243543.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Social Media Site Twitter Debuts On The New York Stock Exchange","caption":"Social Media Site Twitter Debuts On The New York Stock Exchange","creditText":"Bethany Clarke—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3741592/twitter-bans-revenge-porn/","name":"Twitter Bans 'Revenge Porn'"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"How Social Media Can Tank Your Career","description":"Social media sites like Twitter and Facebook can be a powerful way to build your brand or destroy it.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/ZetPsIZy/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-03-11T23:38:34.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ZetPsIZy.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3741592/twitter-bans-revenge-porn/","duration":"PT4M12S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3741592/twitter-bans-revenge-porn/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```