( CNN ) -- In the end , Del Harvey says the decision to help users report threats of rape and other violence on Twitter was simple . `` It comes down to this , '' wrote Harvey , senior director of Twitter 's Trust and Safety division , `` people deserve to feel safe on Twitter . '' The site announced a list of changes this weekend in response to complaints that it was n't doing enough to combat hate speech , particularly against women . The site is adding staff to handle abuse reports , partnering with an organization that focuses on the safe use of technology by children and updating its rules to clarify that abusive behavior is not allowed . `` We want people to feel safe on Twitter , and we want the Twitter Rules to send a clear message to anyone who thought that such ( behavior ) was , or could ever be , acceptable , '' wrote Harvey and Twitter UK general manager Tony Chang in a blog post . The post also reiterated that a `` report abuse '' button on individual tweets was added recently on some mobile versions of Twitter and said it will be available on the others , as well as the Web , in the coming month . Currently , users who want to flag threatening messages on Twitter must visit the service 's online help center , which requires several extra steps . The announcement came after a week during which gender politics in England spilled over onto Twitter . The Bank of England announced that `` Pride and Prejudice '' author Jane Austen will be featured on 10-pound notes . The move came after a campaign by activist Caroline Criado-Perez and others . On Twitter , Criado-Perez wrote that the response got ugly fast : `` I actually ca n't keep up with the screen-capping & reporting -- rape threats thick and fast now , '' she wrote now . `` If anyone wants to report the tweets to Twitter . '' Some of the accounts she cited have since been suspended . Eventually , one man was arrested in Manchester , England . British police also are investigating a threat of rape and murder made to Stella Creasy , a Labour Party member of Parliament , after she tweeted her support of Criado-Perez . But activists complained that Twitter did n't act quickly enough . A Change.org petition , calling on Twitter to add a prominent `` report abuse '' button , had gotten more than 128,000 signatures as of Monday . Twitter had posted last week it was working to address the concerns . In this weekend 's post , it said it will continue . `` We are committed to making Twitter a safe place for our users , '' the post read . `` We are adding additional staff to the teams that handle abuse reports and are exploring new ways of using technology to improve everyone 's experience on Twitter . We 're here , and we 're listening to you . ''
`` People deserve to feel safe on Twitter , '' official says . Site is adding staff to handle complaints of abuse . A `` report abuse '' button also is being rolled out . Moves come after threats of rape , other violence in the UK .