Twitter TWTRunveiled new measuresto uphold user security by addressing the issue of abusive “trolls” on the platform. The social media provider revealed that instead of waiting for people to report such tweets, it will use behavioral signals to identify and limit their visibility.
Twitter believes this will enable the company to improve the “health of the conversation” and boost user experience on the platform.
We note that Twitter has been tightening security measures ever since the company along with Facebook FBand Alphabet’s GOOGLGoogle faced severe criticism for spreading fake news that allegedly influenced the 2016 U.S. Presidential elections results.
The security issues of these companies grabbed the attention of the government regulators again after Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica data breach incident came into light in March.
However, despite the controversy, Twitter maintains an edge over its competitors. Shares of Twitter have returned 36.4% year to date, substantially outperforming the 7.8% rally of the industryit belongs to. In comparison, Facebook has gained 4.4% while Snapchat parent Snap SNAPlost 27.1%.