Twitter urged to change policies to protect right to information and press freedom
Reporters Without Borders and the Committee to Protect Journalists are urging Twitter to change policies to safeguard information rights and press freedom. The organizations voiced concerns in a joint letter about recent Twitter actions creating a hostile environment for journalists and endangering media freedom. Suggestions include aligning policies with human rights principles, updating transparency reports, and restoring the Trust and Safety Council.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have urged Twitter to revise its policies in order to protect the right to information and uphold press freedom. The organisations sent a joint letter to Twitter’s management team expressing their concern about recent developments regarding the company’s policies and actions, noting that these ‘contribute to a hostile environment for journalists and threaten media freedom more broadly’.
The letter also outlines steps Twitter can take to ‘regain integrity and uphold the basic human right to information’. For instance, the company is invited to implement transparent corporate policies aligned with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, to preserve and update its annual transparency report, and to reinstate the Trust and Safety Council.