Did Twitter not block Sherlyn Chopra images?

BANGALORE, INDIA: We believe it is Twitter that has banned or suspended Sherlyn Chopra from uploading images on Twitter following the controversial nude photo uploaded on the site, while it is the third-party client - TwitPic - that has disabled the uploading of the pictures. And it is possible that she can try uploading images using other clients.

A scroll though in the Sherlyn's Twitter account @sherlynchopra, conveys that she routinely used TwitPic to upload images, till the recent past. It is quiet possible for her to upload images, if she used new clients like Yfrog, Tweetphoto, Mobypicture etc (till they block her too!).

In her tweet Sherlyn complains that Twitter has banned her from uploading pics, but it is just the TwitPic application, which seems to have blocked her from uploading images. Even her previous images are blocked through the website.

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When one clicks the image it takes the user to http://twitpic.com/1wr9lu  which is a suspended account, but a small snippet of the images can be viewed from the Twitter account, if the browser has activated extensions like bit.ly.

According to the TwitPic terms and agreements, it reserves the right to remove any image for any reason whatsoever. Violating these terms will result in the termination of your ability to upload further images.

Their statement says, “We reserve the right to ban any individual uploader or website domain from using our services for any reason. Images that are pornographic or offensive in nature (including nudity, violence, sexual acts, or sexually provocative images.), infringes upon copyrights not held by the uploader, is illegal or violates any laws, will be immediately deleted and the IP address of the uploaded reported to authorities.”

Twitter doesn't offer an official picture posting feature of its own. And has certain partnership with a third-party application providers (a popular one is TwitPic) to post pictures to Twitter accounts. Twitter doesn't officially support TwitPic or other third-party applications, but users can usually find them on Twitter (follow TwitPic here) to get help or find out the latest updates.

A user can initiate the blocking of pictures, by reporting them as Abusive or informing the authority (TwitPic) about the violation of terms and condition.

As reported in the news and also raised by Sherlyn in her Tweet, a Mumbai-based NGO is said to have filed an FIR against her, seeking similar action from Twitter.