How to See Sensitive Content on Twitter?
Have you ever came across a post on Twitter that says ‘This tweet might include sensitive content‘ and wondered what it was? Though Twitter exclusively restricts certain media content that is deemed ‘Not Safe For Work‘, you can post and see almost anything on Twitter.
If your default setting is restraining you from seeing any content you can change the settings to see sensitive content on Twitter. In this article, we will go in depth about different ways to play with settings in order to be able to see sensitive content on Twitter.
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Why does Twitter Say This Tweet Might Contain Sensitive Content?
Unlike other social media platform, sensitive content does not immediately get banned on Twitter. Unless the tweet contains excessive violence or inappropriate content, you can still post on the platform.
However, to maintain privacy and protect audiences from outright seeing these contents, Twitter puts out a warning label as an indicator that specific tweet might not be the appropriate content for you. Furthermore, users can decide whether they want to see sensitive content on Twitter or not.
How to See Sensitive Content on Twitter?
User has full control over what kind of content they want to see on Twitter. If the default settings has restricted you from watching certain tweets on Twitter, you can change the settings as per your need. We have curated ways for you to see sensitive content on Twitter.
- See Sensitive Content on Twitter
- Enable Sensitive Content on Searches
You can use these methods simultaneously to update changes at once.
See Sensitive Content on Twitter
For android users, you can easily make these changes through the Twitter mobile application. However, for IOS users, you will have to navigate your way through the web version of Twitter.
For Android
Make sure you have Twitter for mobile installed on your android and follow the instructions as below:
1. Log into your Twitter account.
2. Click on the profile and select ‘Settings and privacy‘.
3. Go to ‘Privacy and safety‘.
4. Select ‘Content you see‘.
5. Checkmark the ‘Display media that may contain sensitive content‘ box.
You can now see sensitive content on Twitter from your account.
For Web
We recommend this process for anyone using computer or IOS. Open Twitter from a web browser of your choice and follow the steps below:
1. Log into your Twitter account.
2. Click on ‘More‘ and select ‘Settings and privacy‘.
3. Go to ‘Privacy and safety‘ and then ‘Contents you see‘.
4. Checkmark the ‘Display media that may contain sensitive content‘ box.
You will have now enabled the settings to see sensitive content.
Enable sensitive content on searches
If your search option does not let your look for explicit contents on Twitter, chances are your settings are restricting it. Although it helps elevate the security, it might be bothersome for some people, which is why you can enable sensitive content on searches through the steps below:
We will be using web version of Twitter for this part.
1. Log into your Twitter account.
2. Click on ‘More‘ and ‘Settings and privacy‘.
3. Go to ‘Privacy and safety‘ and select ‘Content you see‘.
4. Tap on ‘Search Settings‘.
5. Uncheck the ‘Hide sensitive content‘ box.
You will now be able to search sensitive content on Twitter.
How to Turn off Sensitive Content Warning on your Own Tweet?
Do you frequently post explicit content? Are your tweets being marked as having ‘potentially sensitive content’? If this is happening to you and you consider it bothersome, you can easily turn off sensitive content warning on your own Tweet.
1. Go to Twitter.
2. Log into your account.
3. Click ‘More‘ and select ‘Settings and privacy‘.
4. Go to ‘Privacy and safety‘ and select ‘Your Tweets‘.
5. Uncheck ‘Mark media as having Material that may be sensitive‘ box.
Hence, sensitive content warning feature will be turned off from your own tweets.
Conclusion
Sensitive content warnings can come in handy if you are trying to monitor your kid’s activity on Twitter. But for people who do not want to miss out on any content you can follow the methods we have curated to see sensitive content on Twitter.
We hope this was a helpful article. Let us know if you have any queries.
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