As the latest algorithm timeline from twitter was doing rounds online which may alter the experience of using twitter. There was a voice on twitter platform to protest against this new step from the company. Twitter has been adding more effort to stop abuse on this particular platform. The company also planned the same a year back where they planned to make some changes by adding new new tools in order to simplify its process in reporting the concerns about the tweets to the authorities. During the same period, twiter also banned some of their prominent trolls such as Chuck Johnson, the internet commentator. This was one of the serious step taken by the company to fight online abuse, but it still remained same.
Twitter’s Trust & Safety Council includes a group of members from over 40 organizations including 13 regions to support the development related to twitter programs, policies and products. This is expected to help the people to remain safe and make them express their feeling online. This initiative taken by twitter that has been represented by different organizations can help the company to develop some of the latest and safe policies with wide range of expert ideas on dealing with on-platform abuse. Even though on-platform safety can be a bigger problem, the company will not have a chance to focus on introducing new products. Working together with other organizations can help people to express themselves more effectively.
One of such case includes Zelda, daughter of Robin Williams who was a target after the death of her father. This is one example and there can be lot of other things that can happen similar to this that can cause psychological damage to the people on twitter. These type of behavior on social media cannot be tolerated and this is one of such many reasons that made twitter to find out new solutions in dealing with the on-platform abuse. Most of the people in social media are supporting twitter to work with these new organizations for introducing some of the advanced solutions for handling the on-platform abuse very effectively. Most of the people are well aware of the impact caused by bullying and it is important that we stand against it.
By supporting twitter we can ensure that all such attacks will get serious action and help the people to defend their expression freely. There was also a research conducted for a week last year that indicated a number of abuses on twitter that has become common and that also leads to more extreme levels. Twitter is ready to support the voice on stopping on-platform abuse to make the people feel safe as well as confident in expressing their feelings without any fear. The Safety Council is also known to support twitter to enter into expertise of various organizations for dealing with such issues quickly as well as more efficiently. The company is also planning to develop their new council to move globally to prevent harassment, bullying, abuse, etc.