Twitter moves to stem violent threats, abuse

April 21, 2015 23:05

Twitter today began implementing a new policy aimed at curbing use of the social network to incite violence, and to crack down on abuse and harassment on the service.

The new rules are the latest implemented by social networks aiming to stem violence and harassment while attempting to safeguard freedom of online speech.

"We need to ensure that voices are not silenced because people are afraid to speak up," said Twitter's head of product management Shreyas Doshi in a blog post.

"To that end, we are today announcing our latest product and policy updates that will help us in continuing to develop a platform on which users can safely engage with the world at large."

Some of the changes were outlined last week in a Washington Post column by Twitter general counsel Vijaya Gadde.

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