Hours after images and videos of the beheading of James Foley were disseminated across Twitter, the social media service announced a conditional change that would allow families to request that images of the deceased be removed from Twitter. In order to respect the wishes of loved ones, Twitter will remove imagery of deceased individuals in certain circumstances. On Twitters website, it clarified the policy and its certain circumstances caveat: Immediate family members and other authorized individuals may request the removal of images or video of deceased individuals, from when critical injury occurs to the moments before or after death, by sending an e-mail to privacy@twitter.com.
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