Source: The Verge
Summary
Twitter is introducing two new suspension types: streaming suspensions and chatting suspensions. According to the company, these new suspension types will allow for more nuanced moderation. The streaming suspension will prevent users from streaming live video, while the chatting suspension will limit users’ ability to engage in one-on-one conversations. The changes are part of Twitter’s efforts to improve user safety and reduce harassment.
Our Reading
The announcement sounds ambitious. Twitter’s new suspension types, streaming suspensions and chatting suspensions, are being touted as a way to improve user safety. Because what the platform really needed was more ways to suspend people. The company claims this will allow for more nuanced moderation, but we’ve heard that one before. Twitter’s latest attempt to curb harassment is just another iteration of the same old script.
Author: Evan Null
