Will Twitter become a pirate streaming service in spite of itself?

Twitter has, once again, missed the posting – for (too) many hours – of a popular film.

Under Elon Musk, Twitter is going through a lot of changes. And one of them is starting to cause serious problems for the social network, since it has been possible for a few months to post videos there of up to two hours. Enough to push some into illegal trolls!

Spiderman for everyone!

The question of moderation has often been raised on Twitter for a year, especially by the authorities. But rights holders can also complain about the way the social network is administered, where it is possible to leave productions lying around illegally for a long time.

An “images out of context” Twitter user proved it by uploading the film yesterday Spiderman: No Way Home, the first huge cinema success of the post-Covid period. And the picture hurts, because the film was available for a little viewing with popcorn for almost twelve hours.

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Proof that users feel quite free on the issue, the account behind the broadcast has already communicated on its intention to post other films, and has given its backup account where to follow it if ever it were to be suspended. He even pushed the provocation to the point of asking people who follow him which films they would like to see appear on the pages of the blue bird!

Uploading movies is not a first for Twitter. productions like Super Mario Bros. or the third opus of Shrek had already been shared with impunity on the platform. But this time, the release of the film Spiderman has benefited from an unprecedented echo, with no less than 19 million people who were able to get an eyeful for free. Is 2023 the year of free cinema on Twitter?

Source : The Verge