Results: Twitter Targets Terrible Tweets

*Adweek*Twitter Is Cracking Down on Trolls and Offensive Tweets With These New Tools: Twitter is rolling out a number of safety updates which the company says will help protect users from online trolls and abusive content. Today, the social platform announced it will take a three-pronged approach to combating abusive and sensitive content on the platform by introducing a safer search option, collapsing abusive and low-quality tweets and preventing repeat offenders from rejoining the platform. The company has been rapidly trying to get its troll infestation under control, which has been the source of widespread criticism as regular users and celebrities have been attacked and threatened on the platform. Do you see this as violating one's freedom of speech?

If you have at least one social media account, what is your plan of action when encountering an abusive comment towards you?

Occasionally, a commenter may privately message another member to continue the conversation, are you open to that?

Do the actions of Twitter have any affect on you? And if yes, what?

Social media does have its place and is not 100% negative. For example, studies show that the human brain has a tendency towards being social, one of many reasons why people flock to social media. That said, social media is an excellent place for mass-outreach [reaching large populations of people]. And adolescents quit smoking at twice the rate of adults, again making social media sites a great place for public health campaigns and coalitions. If you have a social media account, do you follow or belong or like any campaigns?

I would be interested in hearing what campaign or coalitions that you belong to, especially the health related ones. Would you be willing to share in the comments section?