Selena Larson says, “Twitter struck a new partnership with the nonprofit Women, Action & the Media (WAM) that could be its most serious effort yet to deal with online harassment.

To date, Twitter’s response to harassment on the microblogging network has been abysmal. It’s often criticized for not doing enough to protect users, especially women, who’ve been stalked or threatened via tweet. For instance, Twitter has long refused to accept abuse reports from anyone but the target of harassment, which is sort of strange given that the harassment typically takes place right there in the open”.

Twitter Might Finally Be Getting Serious About Online Harassment

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