Twitter may block account for abusive chats during live broadcasts
Sunday - July 29, 2018 11:20 am ,
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Twitter may block account for abusive chats during live broadcasts
San Francisco July 29 (IANS) Twitter is getting tough on those who send abusive comments on its livestreaming platform Periscope as the microblogging site said it would suspend the accounts of such habitual offenders from August 10.
The company will enforce its Periscope Community Guidelines more aggressively by reviewing and suspending accounts of repeat offenders TechCrunch reported on Saturday.
"As part of our ongoing effort to build a safer service we are launching more aggressive enforcement of our guidelines related to chats sent during live broadcasts " according to a Periscope blog post.
The Periscope Community Guidelines apply to all broadcasts on both Periscope and Twitter the post added.
Currently Periscope s comment moderation policy involves group moderation to determine if someone can continue chatting.
So when someone reports an abusive comment Periscope randomly selects a few other viewers to review the comment to determine if it is spam abuse or appears alright.
"Starting on August 10 we will also review and suspend accounts for repeatedly sending chats that violate our guidelines. If you are in a broadcast and see a chat that may violate our guidelines please report it " the Periscope blog post said.
"We re committed to making sure everyone feels safe whether you re broadcasting or just tuning in. Look out for more changes across policies product and enforcement as we continue to make both Periscope and Twitter safer " it aded.
--IANS gb/sed
The company will enforce its Periscope Community Guidelines more aggressively by reviewing and suspending accounts of repeat offenders TechCrunch reported on Saturday.
"As part of our ongoing effort to build a safer service we are launching more aggressive enforcement of our guidelines related to chats sent during live broadcasts " according to a Periscope blog post.
The Periscope Community Guidelines apply to all broadcasts on both Periscope and Twitter the post added.
Currently Periscope s comment moderation policy involves group moderation to determine if someone can continue chatting.
So when someone reports an abusive comment Periscope randomly selects a few other viewers to review the comment to determine if it is spam abuse or appears alright.
"Starting on August 10 we will also review and suspend accounts for repeatedly sending chats that violate our guidelines. If you are in a broadcast and see a chat that may violate our guidelines please report it " the Periscope blog post said.
"We re committed to making sure everyone feels safe whether you re broadcasting or just tuning in. Look out for more changes across policies product and enforcement as we continue to make both Periscope and Twitter safer " it aded.
--IANS gb/sed
