Jack Dorsey has promised that Twitter will take a more aggressive stance in applying its rules. The announcement came after the #WomenBoycottTwitter protest was used to draw attention to women being silenced.
Jack Dorsey has promised that Twitter will take a more aggressive stance in applying its rules. The announcement came after the #WomenBoycottTwitter protest was used to draw attention to women being silenced.
The Twitter CEO also said that new rules will be introduced to try to counter “unwanted sexual advances, non-consensual nudity, hate symbols, violent groups, and tweets that glorifies violence.”
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Dorsey has not given any details about exactly what form the new rules will take, explaining that more information will be given this week. He promises that the new rules will roll out over the coming weeks as Twitter faces increasing criticism for the level of abuse that runs rife on the platform. While the issue has been forced into the spotlight by the #WomenBoycottTwitter protest, it’s a problem for other groups using Twitter as well.
Writing on Twitter, Dorsey said:
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