Twitter says sorry after video sharing service becomes micro porn hub - Firstpost

Would you like to make Firstpost your default homepage?   Yes | No Twitter has apologised and blamed human error for the sudden influx of pornographic content on its new video sharing app, Vine. Vine which was launched for iPhone and iPod touch users, allows users to record and share six-seconds worth of editable footage. When launching the app Twitter said, "Like Tweets, the brevity of videos on Vine (6 seconds or less) inspires creativity. Now that you can easily capture motion and sound, we look forward to seeing what you create." And what users seemed to want to create and share, was porn. According to Vine's terms of Service, posting pornographic or sexually explicit content is not against the policy. However, users can flag videos they find offensive and Twitter can add a warning asking users to bypass a clip if there are too many complaints. Things got even more bizarre when one of the pornographic clips ended up as an editors pick on the site, leading to concerns that the micro blogging site had been hacked. But the company later said it had been a genuine mistake. "After realising this mistake the firm removed the video immediately. We apologise to our users for the error", said the company. Vine was acquired by Twitter last year for an undisclosed account. The app clearly aims to compete with Google's YouTube Capture app and other apps such as Tout Firstpost encourages open discussion and debate, but please adhere to the rules below, before posting. Comments that are found to be in violation of any one or more of the guidelines will be automatically deleted: Personal attacks/name calling will not be tolerated. This applies to comments directed at the author, other commenters and other politicians/public figures Please do not post comments that target a specific community, caste, nationality or religion. While you do not have to use your real name, any commenters using any Firstpost writer's name will be deleted, and the commenter banned from participating in any future discussions. Comments will be moderated for abusive and offensive language. What's hot. via Technology - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEm6I8s20GEZhHHLx_UWsgqUaQycw&url=http://www.firstpost.com/tech/twitter-says-sorry-after-video-sharing-service-becomes-micro-porn-hub-606131.html

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