Stanford CIS

Twitter to police abuse in major shift

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""Twitter has been proceeding carefully and thoughtfully in thinking through and rolling out tools designed to help harassment victims," said University of Maryland law professor Danielle Citron, who advises Twitter on these issues. "Those tools aim to put victims in the driver's seat but also tackle how overwhelming it can be when attacked by a cyber mob.The newest tool helps ensure that a harasser's provocations of others don't fill up victims' notifications.""

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