Twitter: take action against 'TROLLS' - TechnoTron

Twitter: launches with a series of tools against the 'TROLLS'

The social network of the bird and the 140 characters has promised to carry out actions more effective against insults and harassment.

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We have already seen what GOOGLE plans against harassment and insults on the Internet with its Perspective, because apparently TWITTER is taking the same measures, since TWITTER lacks a concordance, by the amount of insults, disagreeing abjectives, constant offenses Which are spilled in 140 characters, have greatly damaged his image, and worst of all his value as a company.

Salesforce and Disney companies that were very interested in buying the company of the little blue bird, but seeing that there were many problems due to the moderation of the comments, they turned their faces and gave up their attempts to acquire the company, and delving more things, I notice the total absence of a healthy community.

After what happened Twitter announced that it would take action adding new options, that improve the relationship of those users who are affected and aggrieved, with this is tried at the same time, eliminate insults, messages inciting hatred, disrespect in all senses.

So far they are doing it with a tool that allows the silencing of conversation.

They do it with a new tool to silence a conversation and another to mark the words that each user considers intolerable. So someone can leave a thread of conversation without receiving notifications. Or you can have your own blacklist of hurtful words so they can not relate to your profile, or quote you with them.

Apart from all these automatisms and buttons, Sinead McSweeney, vice president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa of the social network, emphasizes that the human factor will be the detrminate since it "wants to understand much better, each site to be able to Give them an answer that is constant, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year round. "

Although he is not specific in saying if this inetres will be reflected in a possible expansion of the template moderators, after 2 weeks of cutting in 9% his work team.

As it has achieved an affection, space in the positions of management of location and marketing, but this average has passed well above the engineering teams.

The social network has managed to do a cleaning of comments given its priority.

Since the arrival of Jack Dorsey as CEO, the implementation of new users and the loyalty of the existing ones was the goal to achieve.

Dick Costolo, former CEO who stepped down a year ago, made a hatred of the entire crusade within TWITTER eradicate hatred.

Now with Dorsey in charge this situation has gotten worse.

Commitment to minorities

The directive maintains framed the commitment of TWITTER that is with the minorities. He insists that verbal insults related to gender, race, religion, and sexuality will not be tolerated for any reason.

McSweeney, who has been in Ireland for four years and has been working with the police in Ireland before, who in the last six months have focused their efforts on this field. "He acknowledges that he has sometimes lacked Context, since the main thing is to clearly understand the meaning of any message, so far that is only something that can occur in humans, the sensitivity and the intention of something, can not be understood in the same way in Japan, Germany or Spain ".

Another option that has been suggested to TWITTER for some time, was the profile verification, the famous symbol azuel next to the personal photo, would be extended to all users.

This was a solution that on the table looked like the most correct, but at the same time was the most difficult in certain countries where it is necessary to remain anonymous. It was enough to take a walk through the headquarters located in the city of San Francisco, to observe carefully in the decoration of the walls, almost all of them made reference to people considered heroes for having promoted social changes through Hastag "#".

"We still lack a lot of online education. We are trying to make our contribution "

In the blog of TWITTER wrote a message that explained why these errors, which were due to the hurry in the immediacy of the service: "Twitter is done in real time and the public has the challenge of keeping controlled abusive behavior. Taking the step forward and focused on being the fastest and most targeted in the critical points "

TWITTER began allowing users to be quoted with emojis Sometimes the keyboard symbols are used, which are used offensive or the labeling of photos with a negative mood.

McSweeney believes that complaints within the platform are necessary for breeding. He also believes that "they still need a lot of online education, they are trying to contribute to this, while they want to listen and learn, of cultural differences"

Even with all these measures many users consider the option to stop seeing something, when it silences or blocks someone. It is not a total deterrent for the slander or insults to remain without receiving a notification.

"Stronger and more effective measures will be taken. He is learning and listening, because that is the top priority on Twitter, "he argues.

That you think of the measures that TWITTER is taking on Cybernetic harassment, you think that the offenses, the discrimination and disqualification or these measures will not be able to stop the cyberbullying.