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Twitter began to self-delete offensive content

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Twitter introduces a new moderation policy, in accordance with which it will independently remove posts with offensive content, without waiting for complaints from users. According to a Twitter blog, the service can now identify 38% of abusive tweets. For comparison, last year, before the moderation policy change, this indicator was zero. The new policy led to the fact that users began to receive 16% less offensive comments from users on whose accounts they are not subscribed. In addition, a ne...

Twitter is testing a new way to view profiles

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Twitter has begun testing a new, more convenient way to view profiles on mobile devices. Now users will not need to leave the chronicle if they want to get acquainted with the profile of the person or community of interest. As part of the test, if a user is mentioned in a tweet, then simply click on his name with an “@” sign and his profile will be shown in a pop-up window. To return to the previous screen, you need to “swipe” the profile down. We’re testing an easier way to check ou...