Twitter to experiment with limiting replies in effort to combat online abuse

  • The San Francisco-based company said it wants to help people feel safe participating in Twitter conversations by giving them more control over those they start
  • The plans, laid out at the annual CES tech conference, include four different settings for replies

Social media firms such as Twitter are under pressure to address harassment on their sites. File photo: Reuters

Twitter said on Wednesday it will test new features early this year that would allow users to control who can reply to their tweets, as it looks to limit abuse and harassment on the platform.

Social media firms are under pressure to address harassment on their sites, which often occurs in unsolicited replies targeting women and minorities, and Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey has promised since 2018 to increase the “health” of public conversation.

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