India
oi-Madhuri Adnal
New Delhi, Sep 02: Twitter is testing a new ”Safety Mode” feature that temporarily blocks accounts for seven days for using insults or hateful remarks, a move aimed at curbing harmful language on the microblogging platform.
The new safety feature has been rolled out to a small feedback group on iOS, Android, and Twitter.com, beginning with accounts that have English-language settings enabled, Twitter said in a blogpost on Wednesday.
“We”ve rolled out features and settings that may help you to feel more comfortable and in control of your experience, and we want to do more to reduce the burden on people dealing with unwelcome interactions.
“Unwelcome Tweets and noise can get in the way of conversations on Twitter, so we”re introducing Safety Mode, a new feature that aims to reduce disruptive interactions,” it added.
