Twitter has confirmed that it is working on a new moderation tool that will let users hide replies to their tweets. Hidden replies may still be viewed by other users through a menu option.
Twitter has been pushing hard over the past year to keep a healthy conversation on its platform after its Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey acknowledged the service’s problems including hate speech and harassment. In May 2018, the micro-blogging site introduced a new tool designed to analyze the behavior of accounts for potentially disruptive content and also announced a new policy to curb the spread of dehumanizing speech four months later.
