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Reposting others' content without attribution

2009-10-26T16:54:12-07:00

<h1>Re-posting content without attribution is not allowed </h1> Re-posting other's content without attribution and without their permission is a violation of Twitter's rules. Accounts that re-post others' updates (with or without crediting the author) may be immediately suspended because: <ul> <li>Re-posting others' updates as one's own without giving credit to the original author is tantamount to plagiarism</li> <li>Re-posting or others' updates, regardless of stating authorship, is a potential form of spam</li> </ul> If an account is aggregating or re-posting others' updates for a legitimate reason, such as collecting and re-posting all updates with the word "dream" into @dreamtweets profile, it's ok as long as the original author is credited for their update.   <h1>How do I file an attribution complaint? </h1> If  an account is re-posting updates without crediting you as the author, there are a few ways to resolve the situation. These actions may be appropriate: <ul> <li>Send a removal request via @reply to the user: If you don't want your updates re-posted without crediting you as author, ask the account owner to remove them. They have 24 hours to either remove your updates or give you credit for updates that are yours.</li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="http://help.twitter.com/forums/26810/entries/64986" title="Reporting Spam on Twitter">Report the account as spam</a>: Our spam team can take a look at the account and determine if it's a case of an automated spam account misusing your updates.</li> </ul> <ul> <li> File a <a href="../../../../tickets/new">support request:</a> If the account hasn't removed your updates from their timeline within 24 hours, please provide the profile URL of the account that is re-posting your updates, and the URL of your removal request to the account owner, like so:<a href="http://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/status/1052012892"> http://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/status/1052012892</a></li> </ul> Note: If your account has been suspended, please see our <a href="../../../26257/entries/15790">Contesting Suspension Help Page. </a> If you have any additional questions, please file a <a href="../../../../tickets/new">support request</a> to contact us. <h1>Re-posting content without attribution is not allowed </h1> Re-posting other's content without attribution and without their permission is a violation of Twitter's rules. Accounts that re-post others' updates (with or without crediting the author) may be immediately suspended because: <ul> <li>Re-posting others' updates as one's own without giving credit to the original author is tantamount to plagiarism</li> <li>Re-posting or others' updates, regardless of stating authorship, is a potential form of spam</li> </ul> If an account is aggregating or re-posting others' updates for a legitimate reason, such as collecting and re-posting all updates with the word "dream" into @dreamtweets profile, it's ok as long as the original author is credited for their update.   <h1>How do I file an attribution complaint? </h1> If  an account is re-posting updates without crediting you as the author, there are a few ways to resolve the situation. These actions may be appropriate: <ul> <li>Send a removal request via @reply to the user: If you don't want your updates re-posted without crediting you as author, ask the account owner to remove them. They have 24 hours to either remove your updates or give you credit for updates that are yours.</li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="http://help.twitter.com/forums/26810/entries/64986" title="Reporting Spam on Twitter">Report the account as spam</a>: Our spam team can take a look at the account and determine if it's a case of an automated spam account misusing your updates.</li> </ul> <ul> <li> File a <a href="../../../../tickets/new">support request:</a> If the account hasn't removed your updates from their timeline within 24 hours, please provide the profile URL of the account that is re-posting your updates, and the URL of your removal request to the account owner, like so:<a href="http://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/status/1052012892"> <a href="http://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/status/1052012892">http://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/status/1052012892</a></a></li> </ul> Note: If your account has been suspended, please see our <a href="../../../26257/entries/15790">Contesting Suspension Help Page. </a> If you have any additional questions, please file a <a href="../../../../tickets/new">support request</a> to contact us.

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