Microblogging site Twitter is planning to test new privacy features aimed at giving users better control over their follower lists and who can see their tweets and likes.
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Twitter has launched a privacy-protected version of its site to bypass surveillance and censorship after Russia restricted access to its service in the country.
Twitter has launched a privacy-protected version of its site to bypass surveillance and censorship after Russia restricted access to its service in the country.
Twitter is creating a Tor onion service, which will optimize the site for the privacy-protecting and censorship-avoiding network. Alec Muffett, a software programmer, shared the news on Twitter today, calling it "probably the most significant and long-awaited tweet I've ever typed."
Tor has also been added to Twitter's list of supported browsers. When using Tor Browser or a similar tool, you may access Twitter's onion service via
https://twitter3e4tixl4xyajtrzo62zg5vztmjuricljdp2c5kshju4avyoid.onion. While you could already use Tor to view Twitter's regular website, the newly unveiled version adds further levels of security to the existing anonymous surfing experience and is tailored to the network. "It's a promise from the platform to treat individuals who use Tor fairly," Muffett said in a Twitter direct message to The Verge. "Creating an onion address is a practical move that proves that the platform is expressly catering to Tor...
Twitter's new photo authorization policy was intended to fight online abuse, but campaigners and researchers in the United States warned Friday that it has been used by far-right supporters to shield themselves from scrutiny and harass opponents. Even Twitter recognized that false complaints and its own problems hampered the deployment of the regulations, which state that anybody can ask Twitter to remove photographs of themselves uploaded without their consent.
It was exactly the type of problem that anti-racism activists feared would follow the policy's announcement this week. Anti-extremism researcher Kristofer Goldsmith tweeted a screenshot of a far-right call-to-action circulating on Telegram, saying, "Due to Twitter's changed privacy policy, things are suddenly surprisingly working more in our favor." "Anyone with a Twitter account should report doxxing postings from the following accounts," the letter stated, listing dozens of Twitter...
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