Twitter has pledged to renew its efforts to tackle abusive accounts whilst also prioritising “safer” search results, according to a company blog post. The firm's Vice President of Engineering, Ed Ho, stated that Twitter was seeking to identify people who had been permanently suspended in order to prevent them opening fresh accounts. “We are working with our partners at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and other government agencies on this issue,” Ho wrote. The “safe search” facility will remove Tweets containing sensitive material and which are sent from blocked or muted accounts. Engineers are also investigating ways of locating and “collapsing” abusive replies.
Twitter has pledged to renew its efforts to tackle abusive accounts whilst also prioritising “safer” search results, according to a company blog post. The firm's Vice President of Engineering, Ed Ho, stated that Twitter was seeking to identify people who had been permanently suspended in order to prevent them opening fresh accounts. Ho believes this is one of the most effective ways of tackling online abuse. The “safe search” facility will remove Tweets containing sensitive material and which are sent from blocked or muted accounts. Engineers are also investigating ways of locating and “collapsing” abusive replies.