Nikki Gilliland says, “A running theme in our latest Social Media Quarterly is how platforms are reducing harassment and increasing support for users online.

For more on this topic, and the very latest news and stats from the world of social media, you can download the full report here.

Meanwhile, here’s a short summary of how four of big platforms are taking steps to stamp out abuse.

Twitter mute function

If you’re always being bombarded by notifications, you can now use Twitter’s mute feature to opt out of seeing specific conversations and filter out words or phrases.

Not only is this useful for users who often get caught up in irrelevant threads, but it’s also part of Twitter’s wider push to take harassment seriously.

Alongside the muting options, Twitter has also improved the options for reporting hate on the platform, allowing bystanders to also report instances of abuse as well as the victim. Twitter has also introduced further internal training to help employees effectively deal with the problem”.

Social Quarterly Q4: How four platforms are combatting online abuse

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