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
Twitter’s broader abuse powers let it filter hostile tweets – Engadget
http://news.google.com Apr 21, 2015
Twitter out to crack down on abusive tweets – The Hindustan Times
http://news.google.com Apr 17, 2015
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