As a result of a recent series of stories of high profile centered around them “tweets cruel” of some users, is says that Twitter is prepares to launch a new feature of moderation that will allow to them users filter the content that come through the use of keywords. Any Tweet back with them words harmful enabled for this would be blocked from the line of time of the user and invisible for them.
Harassment tool said that it has been in production for a year at the company, and is not yet ready for mass deployment. The news comes from a group of people close to the project, and is likely to win ground quickly because of the large number of unfortunate incidents surrounding the social network, where two reporters and celebrities were attacked in the service.
Twitter needs to attract and retain users so that the number of users does not decrease. The company has spent the last months consulting with external groups tip anti-harassment on its strategy to address the issue, which has become one of the main priorities of the CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey.
Twitter took some small steps this year, how to make it easier for people reporting abuse by the offensive tweets. However, the tool of keywords, of apply is, would be the first in give to them users a greater control on what come instead of block to them users individual after the attack.
Twitter and its CEO, Jack Dorsey, have tried to make their way towards the creation of an atmosphere that is less damaging in the social network, but so far have not created a feature that can help prevent bullying in a wider scale. He potential of the solution of lock of keywords sounds similar to a that is used in Instagram, what will allow to them users filter the section of reviews in their photos because there are different words or phrases that are offensive to different people.
The news comes after Twitter reported a slow growth of their income from 2013, thanks to the growing popularity of them companies rival Snapchat and Instagram. To change them things, Twitter plans to focus is in five areas key within your network, an of which is focus on keep to them users safe against the abuse in line.
