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31 January 2022CopyrightMuireann Bolger

Twitter rejects most copyright takedown requests

Twitter dismissed the majority of takedown requests it received from copyright owners despite recording an increase in the overall number of notices in the first half of last year, the social media platform has said in its bi-annual transparency report.

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