Twitter terms of service(ToS) explained
In order to understand the Twitter ToS,we need to consider not just the wording
but we need to look at the implications to the user
of the fact that Twitter is a public communications service
Twitter and your identity
I think
Therefore I am
So surely …
IF I tweet
Therefore I am (also!)
Lets look at the Twitter ToS
to see if this really is true!
Freedom of Expression and Liability
Is freedom of expression possible on Twitter ?
YES, but you are responsible for what you post
YOU are accountable for any consequences
resulting from the content you post on Twitter
TWITTER suggests: You should consider the fact that your tweets
may be viewed around the world instantly
CONSIDER that your tweets might be taken out of context by diverse audiences
ACTION can be takenby parties that perceive themselves to have been injured by your Tweets
CONSIDER the legal implications of your tweets
A case against a tweeter named ‘Mr Monkey’ was brought to court in California by the Tyneside council in Englanddue to alleged slanders on Twitter
Ownership of Content
YOU own what you post
Copyright and reuse of your Content
BY using their services, you license Twitter to publish your tweets
BUT Twitter and its partners can do whatever theylike with your tweets, wherever they like, and they owe you nothing for it
YOU give Twitter a • world-wide, • royalty free licence • with the right to sub-license your content
Twitter can do the following with your tweets• Use, copy• Reproduce, process• Adapt, modify • Publish, transmit • Display and distribute
READ: Your content is their treasure
IF you find that your content is used elsewhere,
you can insist that you are credited as the owner
Your Privacy
IDENTIFYING information including your IP address, browser type, and Web pages visitedmay be logged by Twitter
YOUR information may be shared
with Twitter’s trusted third parties
SALE of your information may occur in the event that Twitter is involved in a bankruptcy,merger, acquisition, reorganization,or sale of assets.
Limitations of service
SERVICES are not directed to persons under the age of 13 years
Your identity online revisited
LETS reconsider our original proposition
I tweet, therefore I am
YOUR tweets will reach your followers and othersexactly as you sent them
BUT global audiences might read different meanings into your tweets
AND Twitter or their partners might alter or present your tweets in contexts you never imagined
SO do my tweets accurately reflect the meaning that I intended?
If your friends and followers can understandyour spelling, then
PROBABLY …
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