wp-plugin-hostgator domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114ol-scrapes domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/4\/5\/23012046\/twitter-prisoner-of-war-pow-photos-rules-russian-government-accounts<\/a> Twitter announced on Tuesday<\/a> that it will \u201crequire the removal of Tweets posted by government or state-affiliated media accounts\u201d if they contain images or videos that show prisoners of war from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The company also said it would \u201cdrastically\u201d reduce the chances of people seeing posts from Russian government accounts. <\/p>\n In its most recent updates to a post<\/a> detailing how the company is responding to the conflict, Twitter says this decision is meant to ensure its platform isn\u2019t used to spread content that violates the Geneva Conventions<\/a>, one of which requires prisoners of war be protected from \u201cacts of violence or intimidation and against insults and public curiosity.\u201d This comes after the government of Ukraine has been criticized<\/a> for posting images of dead soldiers, as well as videos of captured soldiers being interrogated.<\/p>\n We\u2019re doing so in line with international humanitarian law, and in consultation with international human rights groups. To protect essential reporting on the war, some exceptions apply under this guidance where there is a compelling public interest or newsworthy POW content.<\/p>\n \u2014 Yoel Roth (@yoyoel) April 5, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n While Twitter will ask government accounts to remove media showing prisoners of war, there will be some exceptions for \u201ccompelling public interest or newsworthy POW content,\u201d according to a thread<\/a> by Twitter\u2019s head of site integrity, Yeol Roth. According to the post, users will see a \u201cwarning interstitial\u201d if a post is allowed to stay up. The company also says that content showing PoWs that\u2019s \u201cshared with abusive intent\u201d (e.g., is mocking or threatening) by anyone will be removed.<\/p>\n Governments sharing media depicting POWs is a controversial subject, especially in a conflict where one side is a clear aggressor. As Slate<\/em> points out<\/a>, the videos of prisoners of war posted by Ukrainian government accounts can be viewed as sympathetic \u2014 they seem to suggest that some Russian soldiers have been lied to by their government and are also suffering because of the invasion. Some, like Malcolm Nance<\/a>, a commenter on terrorism and torture, have acknowledged that the images may violate international law but say that it\u2019s acceptable in this instance. <\/p>\n Others disagree. Slate <\/em>spoke to Adil Haque, a law professor and legal ethicist, about the media being posted, and he argued that context wasn\u2019t particularly important in this kind of conflict. \u201cEven if a particular instance of recording a POW might seem harmless, especially if they\u2019re actually being portrayed in a sympathetic light, the idea is we need a broad prohibition so we don\u2019t have to debate on a case-by-case basis whether this is a good or bad subjection to public curiosity,\u201d he told the publication. In other words, the Conventions should be used as a blanket policy.<\/p>\n
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