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Twitter’s new rules finally explicitly ban hateful speech and keep users from self-harm

Dec29
by on December 29, 2015 at 6:15 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Twitter has had something of a rocky history with dealing with abuse and harassment on its platform, but recently the company has been making some moves to mitigate that. Its latest action comes today in the form of an update to the official Twitter rules, laying out clearer language to emphasize the company “will not tolerate behavior intended to harass, intimidate, or use fear to silence another user’s voice.” Comparing the new rules to a cached version from yesterday, Twitter has created a new section just for abusive behavior, whereas previously that was lumped into an ‘Abuse and Spam’ section. There’s…

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a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Twitter’s new rules finally explicitly ban hateful speech and keep users from self-harm

Dec29
by on December 29, 2015 at 6:15 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

0318_twitter
Twitter has had something of a rocky history with dealing with abuse and harassment on its platform, but recently the company has been making some moves to mitigate that. Its latest action comes today in the form of an update to the official Twitter rules, laying out clearer language to emphasize the company “will not tolerate behavior intended to harass, intimidate, or use fear to silence another user’s voice.” Comparing the new rules to a cached version from yesterday, Twitter has created a new section just for abusive behavior, whereas previously that was lumped into an ‘Abuse and Spam’ section. There’s…

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