TWITTER - Report Abuse new feature
Twitter is handing down new rules to control abusive language, the company said Saturday, a move which follows a barrage of nasty, harassing, and threatening messages directed at high-profile female users of the microblogging site.
In a message posted to its website, Twitter says it is introducing a one-click button to report abuse and updating its rules to clarify that it will not tolerate abusive behavior.
The one-click button means that users will not have to navigate to Twitter's help center in order to fill out an abuse form — a process some said was too cumbersome to deal with a mass of angry messages — while the new rules includes a stricture against "targeted abuse," something which could include slamming a single user with messages from multiple accounts, creating an account purely to harass someone, or making threats.
Thelonius at one point beer and wine did not exist but I would rather not live without them!
Twitter has its uses and I like it
Thelo do you use electricity?
According to Twitter, the US, known for free speech and democracy, led the way, comprising 78 percent of all requests received.
Japan remained the second largest requester with a total of eight percent of overall requests, up from six percent between July and December last year.
Twitter said it confesses that it could not protect users and keep their identities and accounts a secret.
It is something that is needed but it will be hard to stop people just creating new accounts.
The death threats, abuse, threats of rape and threats against family members are all too common.