How to See Sensitive Content on Twitter

However, many Twitter users want to access sensitive content and are annoyed by the warning. This post will explain all of your questions about Twitter’s “Potentially Sensitive Content” feature, as well as demonstrate how to view or avoid such tweets on the site.

Twitter hosts a wide range of information, including tweets, photos, videos, and live streams. On the site, you may find practically anything and everything.

Some accounts promote kids’ content, memes, government information, etc. On Twitter, there is no shortage of violent or adult content. So, how does Twitter detect sensitive material in these tons of data?

The social media giant has policies that separate sensitive content from the rest. Twitter defines potentially sensitive content as “content that other users may not want to see, such as nudity or violence.”

1. How Do Sensitive Tweets Get Labeled?

   Suppose Twitter indicates that a specific Tweet may contain sensitive content. In that case, the user has marked that tweet as sensitive because it may contain sensitive media containing adult content and violent or hateful content. You will be unable to see it unless you sign in to your account and make the necessary changes to Twitter’s display media settings.

   You will receive a warning if you encounter such tweets that show sexual violence. A warning label that says ‘This media may contain sensitive content’ will appear. Your media settings will alert you when content may be sensitive.’

   Similarly, if you visit a profile that routinely shares such stuff, you may notice a warning. ‘This profile may contain potentially sensitive content,’ it reads. You’re seeing this notice because the tweet potentially sensitive images or language.

To see sensitive content on Twitter on your desktop, follow these steps:

1. Step 1

   Log in to Twitter using your username and password.

2. Step 2

   

   After you’ve signed in to your Twitter account, select the ‘More’ button on the left side of your home screen.

3. Step 3

   

   Choose the ‘Settings and Privacy’ tab.

4. Step 4

   On the pop-up menu on the left, you can see a list of options. Navigate to “Privacy and Safety” and tap on it.

5. Step 5

   

   Then, select ‘Content you see.’

6. Step 6

   

   Tick the box next to the option “Display media that may contain sensitive content.”

To see sensitive content in your Android app. Take the following steps:

1. Step 1

   Sign in to the Twitter app on your mobile device.

2. Step 2

   Tap on your profile to view menu options.

3. Step 3

   

   Scroll to the bottom and select ‘Settings and Privacy.’

4. Step 4

   

   Select “Privacy and safety” from the drop-down menu.”

5. Step 5

   

   Select the ‘Content you see’ option.

6. Step 6

   

   Toggle the button next to ‘Display media that may contain sensitive content.’

Tweets with sensitive content are usually hidden from searches, but you can enable them if you want.

You can do the steps mentioned above in the Twitter app for Android; however, the setting isn’t available for iOS devices.

1. Android App

   Follow the instructions below to enable sensitive content on searches in your Android app:

   1. Step 1

      Follow steps 1-5 above.

   2. Step 2

      

      Go to “Search Setting” under the “Content you see” menu.

   3. Step 3

      

      Toggle off the button next to the “Hide sensitive content” option.

2. Web App

   If you wish to enable sensitive content search via Web Application:

   1. Step 1

      Go to the official Twitter website.

   2. Step 2

      To see more menu options, click ‘More.’

   3. Step 3

      Navigate to ‘Settings and Privacy.”

   4. Step 4

      Select “Privacy and Safety” from the menu.

   5. Step 5

      Click’ Content You See,’ and you can customize the content of your Twitter feed.

   6. Step 6

      

      To change it, navigate to ‘Search Settings.’

   7. Step 7

      

      Uncheck the box next to ‘Hide Sensitive Content.’

You’ll then be able to see any sensitive material in your Twitter feed or search results. If you tick the box, a warning message will appear, asking if you want to see the flagged content first.

Twitter may mark a tweet as sensitive even if it does not contain any material in particular, and the account that is tweeting may be blocked as a result.

Fortunately, there is a workaround if Twitter classifies your own tweets as ‘Sensitive’ content. You may disable the Sensitive Content warning in Twitter’s privacy settings. This feature, however, is not available on the Twitter iPhone and iPad apps. In addition, Twitter reserves the right to disable this feature indefinitely if you submit sensitive tweets without first flagging them.

The following are the actions to turn off the content sensitivity alert on your own Twitter posts.

1. Step 1

   On Android, select Settings and privacy from the navigation menu icon in the upper-left corner of the screen.

   For iPhone users, connect to your Twitter account using any web browser, then tap on the profile icon in the upper-left corner of the screen to access the Settings and privacy menu. On the desktop, go to the left navigation bar, click the three-dotted option, and then select “Settings and privacy” from the drop-down menu.

2. Step 2

   Choose ‘Privacy and Security’ from the drop-down option.

3. Step 3

   

   On Android, Go to the “Your Tweets” Option. Tap the button next to “Mark media you Tweet as containing material that may be sensitive.”

   

   For iPhones and desktop computers, go to “Your Tweets” in the “Privacy and safety” settings and uncheck the box next to “Mark media you tweet as containing material that may be sensitive.”