Twitter's new DM abuse filter is rolling out to everyoneWhat you need to know
Twitter has been testing a new DM abuse filter.
After successful tests it's rolling out to everyone.
Whether it'll actually help in the long run, we don't know.
Twitter abuse bad. Features to stop it, good.
If you haven't suffered any form of abuse on Twitter you're in a minority, and Twitter seems to know that. After successfully testing a new DM abuse filter the social network says that it's rolling it out to everyone.
We tested, and turns out filters help you cut through the noise to find gems. Who knew. So we’re rolling out this filter to everyone on iOS, Android, and web!— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) September 30, 2019
From now on users will see an option to read filtered mesages right in the DM Message Requests menu. That's where you normally find those random DMs that come from people you've never heard of talking about things that aren't fit for a family show. With this new move, Twitter is automatically hiding those messages –...
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Twitter's new DM abuse filter is rolling out to everyone
