Twitter updates its terms of service to help fight harassment

Twitter is a hotbed of trolls and the company is letting you know they are against this. They’ve updated their terms of service to address harassment more head on. A new section for “hateful conduct” has been added. It reiterates that users can’t threaten or promote violence towards other people based on things like race, gender, ethnicity, etc. And while that’s good move, there still needs to be more action to make sure these trolls don’t malign or threaten anyone on their site.

Source: Engadget

Twitter to take on trolls in its 10th year

As the social network/microblogging site Twitter enters its 10^th year, it promises to clamp down on trolls as they affect the legitimacy of the site in the online news market. Bruce Daisley, Twitter’s European head, said they are committed to cleansing its site as it enters a milestone year. They reportedly plan to introduce measures that will spell out to trolls how their choices affect not just the online but offline world as well. They want victims to expose their abusers and publish their names to help the brand get rid of these trolls and improve their brand.

The company’s value is reportedly only a fraction of that of Facebook at £22bn. Facebook’s is currently valued at £167bn.

Source: The Guardian