Twitter to upgrade some features to better combat cyber-bullyingNovember 16, 2016 - 14:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Twitter, facing pressure for not doing enough to curb abusive behavior on its platform, said on Tuesday, November 15 it would upgrade some features to better combat cyber-bullying, Reuters reports. The company said it would expand the "mute" option to allow users to block tweets based on keywords, phrases and the content of conversations from a user's notifications. The "mute" option currently allows users to block tweets from accounts. The change will be rolled out to all users in the coming days, Twitter said in a blog post. (bit.ly/2fVpQ6j) Twitter, which has struggled to strike a balance between free expression and blocking violent and hateful speech, has come under increasing criticism following complaints from users that they have been the target of abuse. In July, Twitter permanently banned some user accounts for harassment after Ghostbusters actor Leslie Jones left the site, saying she had faced severe harassment. Twitter (TWTR.N) said it would provide "a more direct way" for users to flag abusive content, but didn't give details. The company also said it had improved internal controls to deal more effectively with abusive conduct reported by users. Photo: Mary Turner/ Getty Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. |