http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/11491485/Twitters-new-quality-filter-removes-abuse-from-your-timeline.html
Twitter is rolling out a quality filter designed to remove threatening tweets alongside spam in the service's latest move to tackle online abuse. The filter aims to "remove all tweets from your notifications timeline that contain threats, offensive or abuse language, duplicate content, or are sent from suspicious accounts", and was first spotted by Twitter user Anil Dash. Twitter told the Verge that the filter was currently only applied to verified users, which tend to be high-profile individuals or those working for specific organisations. The new feature could result in celebrities and other public figures receiving significantly less abusive tweets than they are currently subjected to.
It is positive that Twitter are doing this as it will help prevent people from suffering from online abuse.
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