Twitter updates privacy policy, settings

Twitter rolled out an updated privacy policy on Tuesday, with a simpler format to help clarify how the platform uses data. 

The change, prompted in part by the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws in the European Union, is designed to make the company’s policies easier to understand. 

While the laws are only in the EU, Twitter says that the privacy settings and privacy policy update applies worldwide.

The social media platform stressed that it has co-expanded and revised content throughout and updated privacy policy to make some legalistic or technical language as clear as possible.

The users can now see the data Twitter had relating to their accounts and they can decide whether or not they want to share it. 

“Twitter’s purpose is to keep the world informed by serving the public conversation,” Damien Kieran, Twitter’s data protection officer, wrote in a blog post. 

“We work hard to build a great experience for people tweeting, and seeing tweets all over the world, and protecting the privacy of the people who use Twitter every day. We believe you should know the types of data you share with us and how we use it. Most importantly, you should have meaningful control over both.”