Twitter now allows users to place a content warning tag on photo and video tweets on the platform. These warnings can be about nudity, violence and “sensitive” information for multimedia tweets. As of now, this feature is already available on Twitter’s Android, iOS, and desktop apps. Also read – Twitter agrees to October 17 trial, but worries Musk will try to delay it
Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to add a warning to a video or photo tweet now: Also Read – Twitter Blocked More and More Accounts in India Since 2014: MeitY
How to add a content warning to multimedia tweets
- Open the Twitter app and start writing the tweet.
- Tap the flag icon at the top of the composition panel
- Choose one or more warnings depending on your content from options such as Nudity, Violence or Sensitive.
- Once you’re done, go back and tap Tweet
The option to add one-time sensitive content warnings to photos and videos you Tweet is now available to everyone on Android, iOS, and the web. Also Read – Twitter’s user base rises to 238 million amid legal battle with Elon Musk
To add a content warning, tap the flag icon when editing the photo/video after attaching it to your Tweet.
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) February 25, 2022
As the name suggests, the content warning label will allow viewers to avoid certain disturbing or unsafe posts that they don’t want to view. Notably, Twitter only offers three warning offers including Nudity, Violence or Sensitive. There should have been one more “spoilers” option to allow users to avoid movie spoilers whenever there is a Marvel or DC movie release.
Before this system, viewers could only tap the “Show” option to view media. Also, placing content warnings on text tweets was not allowed. Additionally, you can’t see these warnings in TweetDeck yet.
For the uninitiated, Twitter is testing a new feature that will allow them to untag irrelevant conversations they don’t want to be a part of. This feature will be called the “leave this conversation” feature.
