Twitter rolls out shared block lists to help combat trolls — theguardian.com

Twitter has rolled out lists of trolls that can be shared among users and enables a one-click block from harassment on the social network. The new feature forms part of Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo’s pledge to help users protect themselves and deal with being attacked and harassed by trolls – a common problem for certain users on the social network. “This feature is yet another step towards making Twitter safer for everyone and will be available to some of our users starting today and all users in the coming week,” said Twitter user safety engineer Xiaoyun Zhang in a blog post.

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