Twitter has introduced a new feature that could block abusive and threatening tweets before they are even seen by victims.
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Twitter’s new “threats, abusive language” filter has its restrictions
The quality filter will only be available on iOS verified user accounts for now, leaving unverified users left to confront the same old garbage and abuse in their notifications. 
Twitter CEO admits: ‘We suck at dealing with abuse and trolls’
How the story of one Twitter troll motivated Dick Costolo to admit that the suckage has gone on for years, and it’s about time that it changed. 
Facebook slapped with $123 million revenge-porn lawsuit
For months, Facebook hosted a revenge-porn page dedicated to humiliating one Texas woman with Photoshopped clips of her face pasted onto porn shots, a US woman from Texas is claiming. Facebook’s report abuse procedure got her nowhere; only a police subpoena got through. Is that Report Abuse button actually hooked up to anything, or is it buzzing in an empty room? 
Twitter glitch makes it more difficult to report abuse, while “mute” is on its way
It’s supposed to be fixed soon, but in the meantime, trolls’ favorite targets are once again suffering the typical onslaught. On the plus side, Twitter on Monday also said it would be offering a “mute” function – the same thing it tried to do in December, but this time around, it seems to be doing it right. 