Policy shift bars users from tweeting their Facebook, Instagram handles, among others, in latest controversial move by owner Elon Musk
AFP
SAN FRANCISCO, California — Twitter announced Sunday that it would no longer allow users to promote their accounts from a host of other social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram — the latest policy change by the company under its controversial new owner Elon Musk.
The move — which also affects Mastodon, Post, and Truth Social, as well as third-party social media link aggregators such as linktr.ee and ink.bio — comes after users started encouraging their followers to view their posts elsewhere, given the sea changes at Twitter.
“Going forward, Twitter will no longer allow free promotion of specific social media platforms,” it said in a statement.
First-time violators will face actions “ranging from requiring deletion of one or more Tweets to temporarily locking account(s),” Twitter said.
“Any subsequent offenses will result in permanent suspension.”
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey questioned the new policy with a one-word tweet: “Why?”
