On social media platforms, trolling and abuse have become very common, to avoid that Twitter is taking a step ahead launching a feature that hopes will help to eliminate such behaviors.

Safety mode will be used for accounts using abusive or hateful language, uninvited constant comments, and trolling. Twitter will block these accounts for seven days.

Is Safety Mode is Automatic feature?

Twitter has planned to take the burden off users to seal with these tweets, therefore, this feature will work automatically once enabled.

In the beginning, it will be tested on a small group of users for checking and feedbacks.

Users can turn on the feature from the setting, and the system will access both author and the replier. Accounts that are followed by the author or frequently interact with, will not be auto blocked.

Head of Twitter UK public policy, Katy Minshall said, while we have made strides in giving people greater control over their safety experience on Twitter, there is always more to be done.’’

He added, “We’re introducing Safety Mode; a feature that allows you to automatically reduce disruptive interactions on Twitter, which in turn improves the health of the public conversation.”

According to The BBC News report, the Finnish government’s recent study on hate speech produced by Facts against hate suggests that Twitter was “the worst of the tech giants” when it talks about hate speech.

According to the author of the study, Dr. Mari-Sanna Paukkeri, the utilization of artificial intelligence systems which have been trained by humans would provide solutions to such problems.

She added, highlighting certain phrases, words, and techniques many social media sites rely on was not sufficient.

Besides abuse, Twitter is also considering misinformation that is present on the platform. Twitter is also partner with associated press and Reuters to expose misleading information and stop its spread.

Previously, to deal with inaccurate information, twitter also had introduced Birdwatch, a community-moderation system. It’s a volunteer-led system where they are allowed to label such tweets.

For now, safety mode is available to limited users including English-language users on Android, iOS, twitter.com, and people from marginalized communities including female journalists.

Twitter said in a statement,

 “We want you to enjoy healthy conversations, so this test is one way we’re limiting overwhelming and unwelcome interactions that can interrupt those conversations. Our goal is to better protect the individual on the receiving end of Tweets by reducing the prevalence and visibility of harmful remarks.”