Twitter announced on Thursday that Vine users will no longer be allowed to post videos containing sexual content on their network.
The policy changes, as announced on Vine's blog post, stated that they have already sent out notifications to users whose accounts or posts may have displayed sexually-explicit content. These users will have a week to clear out their accounts and if they fail to do so, they will face suspension. On the other hand, users who think that they should not receive the notification may send an appeal to Vine's support form.
Under these new rules, Vine users will not be able to post acts of intercourse, provocative images including nudity, images showing genitalia, underneath clothing, or any art of animation with sexual content.
According to Twitter, the changes are made after they have deliberated the amount of adult content shared within the Vine network and these stricter rules are aimed to "strive for clarity" for their users.
Spokesperson for Twitter also explained that the appeals process will be strictly implemented and will not be done through an automated process. Everybody who sent an appeal will have their accounts reviewed by human assessors and if they found out that the account violated the new rules, the user will receive a suspension.
When asked about whether these new rules are imposed to gain the favor of advertisers, Twitter stated that there are no ads within their site, and the rules were changed to make their users comfortable whenever they are using their accounts.
"It's not about who we want to be," Twitter's spokesperson stated as reported by ZDnet. "It's about who we are now."
However, Vine users can still post videos containing nudity, as long as it is not sexually explicit. Vine explained that the network allows users to post videos of partial nudity, only if it is used for documentary of educational purposes.
