Micro-blog Twitter has taken fresh steps to halt abusive tweets. In its update yesterday, Twitter said both, its policy & technology had received fresh updates aimed at making the platform less hostile. It had changed its “Violence and Threats” policy to cover a broader range of offenses. “You may not publish or post threats of violence against others or promote violence against others.” Twitter Support had a new tool to use against abusive users. Support could lock the accounts of such abusers for a specific amount of time, in addition to existing actions like requiring users to delete specific tweets. Twitter was also testing a feature that will automatically identify abusive tweets.
Twitter announces new policy changes and tools to help curb hateful tweets – ITworld
http://news.google.com Apr 22, 2015
On the technology side, Twitter is testing a feature that will automatically identify abusive tweets and “limit their reach.” The system takes into account things …
Twitter’s broader abuse powers let it filter hostile tweets – Engadget
http://news.google.com Apr 21, 2015
Twitter knows that it’s not enough just to make it easier to report abusive tweets. You have to catch and discourage that abuse as often as possible, too. Appropriately, the …
Twitter out to crack down on abusive tweets – The Hindustan Times
http://news.google.com Apr 17, 2015
Twitter said Thursday that it is cracking down on mean, hateful or menacing tweets that cross the red line from free speech into abuse. Twitter is overhauling its safety policy …
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