Holly Hancock (Lecturer in Tort Law, University of East Anglia) has an article on The Conversation looking at the upside of the Twitter privacy changes. She backs this up with research that she is submitting for her PhD.
This rule change has prompted controversy, before making your mind up see all sides of the debate.
Further Reading
You cannot win – one person’s privacy is other’s “stifling free speech” – Smart Thinking Solutions
Twitter’s new privacy policy – “rules weaponised” – Smart Thinking Solutions