How to report that your private information has been posted:
Reporting a Tweet:
- Navigate to the offending Tweet.
- Click the More icon (••• icon on web and iOS; icon on Android).
- Select Report.
- Select It’s abusive or harmful.
- Select Either:
- Includes an unauthorized photo of me.
- Give more information about the incident, if you’d like.
- Includes private information
- Me or someone I represent/Someone else
- Give more information if prompted.
- Me or someone I represent/Someone else
- Includes an unauthorized photo of me.
- Follow instructions in confirmation email you receive.
* You can also file a report that someone has posted your private information by going to this page. What happens when I report a Tweet?
- The user who posted the content will receive notification that he or she has violated the Twitter rules.
- This user will not see the name or any information about the person who filed the report against him or her.
- Reported Tweets and notifications will disappear from your timeline and notifications tab once you refresh the page.
- Reporting a violating Tweet or account may not always result in an account being permanently suspended. In some instances, an account may first be temporarily locked. The offending content will be hidden from view and the user must delete it if he or she wishes to remain on Twitter’s platform.
- Visit this page to learn more about reporting a Direct Message or conversation. Please note that once you report a DM or conversation, it will be deleted from your Messages inbox.
What’s the difference between reporting a user and reporting a Tweet?
If an entire account is dedicated to posting unauthorized images of you or if your unauthorized image is an account’s background picture or avatar, then you should report the entire user account. If there is one specific tweet that contains your unauthorized image and/or other abusive content, then you should report at the individual Tweet level.
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