Twitter Adds Extra Filtering Options to Mute Abusive Accounts

[MacRumors]

Twitter has introduced additional new tools in its account notification settings to help users further reduce the likelihood of receiving offensive replies or seeing abusive account names.

The new social network tools include options to mute notifications from accounts that have just been registered, as well as accounts you don't follow, and accounts that don't follow you.

All of the settings can be toggled in the Advanced Filters menu, accessed by tapping the cog at the top left of the Notifications screen, or by tapping your user profile picture and selecting Settings and privacy -> Notifications -> Advanced filters.

Now you have even more control over your notifications. Mute accounts that don't follow you, new accounts, and more. https://t.co/UapP6DtTtY pic.twitter.com/RcBQGx219k - Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) July 10, 2017

The expanded filtering tools follow on from filters the social media company introduced in March that let users more easily weed out abuse, such as hiding messages from accounts without a profile photo, linked email address, or phone number. The company also recently modified its Messages section to separate out DMs from people you don't follow, making it easier to accept or delete them.

Twitter has denied a report that claimed it was testing a feature that would let users flag tweets that contain misleading, false, or harmful information. The feature was said to be in the prototype phase and part of the company's strategy to prevent abuse of its platform.

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[Sbu]

That's good news, more other social networks must follow this example .

 

[Sunny1990]

Good move by Twitter. it will keep trolling and abusive tweets Away. This should be mandatory for every social media service.

 

[magpie maniac]

These millienials sure are a sensitive bunch.

"Words! Offensive words everywhere!"

 

[ImperfectLion]

These millienials sure are a sensitive bunch.

"Words! Offensive words everywhere!"

You're the one who's triggered by an article about a new feature which you don't have to use.

I don't understand people with your mentality who think that if a network offers you a solution to online harassment, you think everyone who uses it is a *****.

Also, this is a great feature for anyone who is facing abuse or others who just don't want to see certain stuff in their timeline 🙂

 

[fitshaced]

These millienials sure are a sensitive bunch.

"Words! Offensive words everywhere!"

Says every white male from a good neighbourhood.

 

[Jax44]

Can we shut up Trump?

 

[magpie maniac]

triggered

That doesn't mean what you think it means.

 

[definitive]

Good move by Twitter. it will keep trolling and abusive tweets Away. This should be mandatory for every social media service.

lol no it won't. it will only help twitter censor those who they don't like, and allow for the paying parties to continue harassing those who won't be able to stand up for themselves anymore.

 

[magpie maniac]

Says every white male from a good neighbourhood.

Das racisss!

 

[Scottsoapbox]

Says every white male from a good neighbourhood.

One's neighborhood's niceness determines one's internal processing of and decided reaction to written words? Wow. Thank God that's wrong.

Says every person from bad neighborhoods who overcame adversity in their lives.

 

[trainwrecka]

This is great. I get so tired of the same people with not much else to do but wait for notification that President Trump has posted something (or Bernie, or Hillary, etc) and try to be the first to reply with some generic comment that will rank high. Twitter is a great platform to find additional information - especially from politicians who usually speak in half-truths - but these people stifle the platform with pointless name calling.

I'd much rather click on a tweet from Trump and see comments refuting/backing up what he said with sources or links, rather than trying to weed through the thousands of comments that add nothing to the conversation.

 

[MyopiaRocks]

How long until we can get data on which people get muted the most?

 

[ksnell]

Says every white male from a good neighbourhood.

Considering you likely know nothing about the person it sounds like you are relying on your stereotyping with this borderline racist comment.

 

[Gasu E.]

lol no it won't. it will only help twitter censor those who they don't like, and allow for the paying parties to continue harassing those who won't be able to stand up for themselves anymore.

Explain how this enables the Twitter company itself to censor anything. According to the article, the choices are up to each user. Are you against user choice?

 

[lunarworks]

Explain how this enables the Twitter company itself to censor anything. According to the article, the choices are up to each user. Are you against user choice?

Giving users the option not to listen to you is "censorship" for this crowd.

Of course, at the same time, I'm probably on half their ignore lists on this forum.

 

[Sylvan]

I think of this like a window switch in your car. If you're driving down the street and people on the sidewalk are hurling insults and general nastiness in your direction, wouldn't you like to have a switch so you can roll up your window so you can drive in peace?

 

[Wayfarer]

I’m surprised there wasn’t a disclaimer at the end of this article. You guys just had to push all kinds of hot buttons. -_-

 

[mariusignorello]

Considering you likely know nothing about the person it sounds like you are relying on your stereotyping with this borderline racist comment.

Not borderline, it is racist, period.

 

[DanGoh]

In a way I want Twitter and other social networks to take it a step further. If a user has an extensive history of stalking or a history of extreme hostility towards other people, maybe they could ban all of the IP addresses associated with the user.

 

[nevheatley3]

Says every white male from a good neighbourhood.

I'm black from Harlem and agree.