Twitter filtering possible with specific keywords, hash tags, pictograms etc. as countermeasures against harassment

ByThe LAMP

Twitter announced that it will make a change to the mute function and reporting system as measures against "harassment" such as bullying and harassment rampant on the service.

Current situation of coping with "harassment" | Twitter Blogs
https://blog.twitter.com/ja/2016/1016safety

Mute setting details options | Twitter Help Center
https://support.twitter.com/articles/20175040

Progress on addressing online abuse | Twitter Blogs
https://blog.twitter.com/2016/progress-on-addressing-online-abuse

Twitter will make a change to accommodate notification as well as "mute function" as a new measure against harassment. The mute function is a function to hide other users who do not want to see it, and is different from a block, it has a feature that you can not mute to the other party.

Twitter strengthens the mute function and changes it so that "Twitter", "Phrase", "Emoji", "Hashtag" specified by the user are included in the tweet for the user, so that the tweet is not "notified" did. Also, if you mute certain keywords or hashtags, they will not be notified when other people like replying or including tweets, retweeting, replying, quoting tweets etc.

To make Twitter more secure, we will make changes to the mute function and reporting system for 'harassment'. This change will be available to all of you in a few days.https://t.co/5oJZ2bdKEB

- TwitterJP (@ TwitterJP)November 15, 2016

However, muting keywords such as words and phrases and hashtags only applies to "notification", and it is said that it will be displayed in the "timeline" or "search result" in the same way as before.

In addition, the reporting function is also changed to a coping process that users can directly report, so that users can easily report when they see acts that violate Twitter policy.

Twitter's "Harassment policyIs an attacking act against another user due to race, ethnic origin, hometown, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious belief, age, disability, disease, etc. "

In addition to strengthening the mute function and reporting process, Twitter regularly conducts sessions and training on harassment to its support team.

Please note that this change will be implemented within a few days.