Abusive language and sexual harassment is something that Twitter is wanting to get rid of on their website after a string of reports broke out on how women were being threatened and battered in various ways.
Female users have always been facing such nasty messages meant to threat and harass, but a barrage recently of high-profile users has certainly caught the attention of administration at Twitter. Taking action is not the only solution because reopening an account is not a problem for someone who opens one just for the intention of harassing, but now, Twitter is hoping that some new rules may work in minimizing this menace of a problem
“To the women who have experienced abuse on Twitter and for what they have gone through,” Twitter General Manager Tony Wang said, issuing a statement on Twitter.
“The abuse they’ve received is simply not acceptable,” he added. “It’s not acceptable in the real world, and it’s not acceptable on Twitter. There is more we can and will be doing to protect our users against abuse. That is our commitment.”
According to a message posted by Twitter on its website, the introduction of a one-click button to report abuse is something they hope will bring about a change for the better. Users will now not have to navigate and search for a way to report any problem that they may have faced and can click on just one button that will always be in view on whichever page they are.
Not only have the rules been updated and newer techniques to report abuse been introduced, Twitter is also focusing on devoting more staff workers specifically for this purpose.
Because of the internet being a place for people to remain anonymous about their identity, it has been hard over the years to track down offenders and those who commit such heinous crimes. Such people have been labelled as ‘trolls’ by the masses but are becoming a serious threat to the ability to freely express your thoughts and ideas on a public forum such as Twitter.
Some people even argue that such annoyance should just be ignored and they may have a point since it is impossible to screen trolls during the sign-up process of their account until after the damage has been done. Twitter has surely shown responsibility and the willingness to take action when its users start feeling threatened and uncomfortable is a step that should not be limited to just this.
Source: Huffington Post
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