07/25/2017

Twitter Fights Abuse

The app's newest features, stronger rule enforcement are muting abusive voices

New features and stronger enforcement of rules are muting abusive voices on Twitter. Also: why you should rethink how you use social media.

Over the past several months, Twitter has made highly publicized efforts to combat trolls and abuse on its platform. The company has implemented new features, including customized muting and collapsing abusive tweets from view.

Twitter told CNBC it has taken action against abusive accounts 10 times more often in the past year than previously, though it didn’t offer exact numbers. The company claims that abuse reports are reviewed more quickly, and it has introduced functionality restrictions on accounts that have been accused of harassment.

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