Twitter hopes to curb harassment once and for all by giving users the ability to filter keywords and hashtags...
OVER THE NEXT few days, Twitter will add new features intended to help curb abuse on the platform. Users will be able filter out certain keywords, phrases, user names, and hashtags in their mentions, Twitter says. You’ll also have the option to mute threads. The company is also revamping its abuse reporting system so that bystanders can report harassment and hate speech directly rather than leaving that option solely to the person on the receiving end.
And it’s about time.
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Twitter hopes to curb harassment once and for all by giving users the ability to filter keywords and hashtags...
OVER THE NEXT few days, Twitter will add new features intended to help curb abuse on the platform. Users will be able filter out certain keywords, phrases, user names, and hashtags in their mentions, Twitter says. You’ll also have the option to mute threads. The company is also revamping its abuse reporting system so that bystanders can report harassment and hate speech directly rather than leaving that option solely to the person on the receiving end.
And it’s about time.
Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren:
http://www.scoop.it/t/social-media-and-its-influence/?tag=Twitter