Introduction of the function of Twitter reply restriction Experts point out that 5:20 on August 14th
Twitter, an American short story posting site, announced on the 11th that it introduced a function to limit who can reply to their posts. Regarding this, experts said, "In the "100 million media era" in which anyone can freely send information, it is necessary to have the right to see what you do not want to see, and it is a function that considers such thoughts" In addition, I pointed out that it is important to use social media correctly by utilizing functions.
Introducing a function to select who can reply to Twitter posts
In order to protect users from heartless replies, Twitter has three options before posting: "all can reply," "follows only can reply," "only the person specified in the account can reply." On the 11th, we introduced a function that allows you to select who can reply to your post.
User "no need to see" "no longer disagrees"
There are various opinions from users regarding this.
Among these, there are posts such as "I don't want to hang out unfamiliar remarks from people I don't know about my tweet" and "I don't need to see unpleasant comments", while "Improper information is There are many voices of concern that people will be blocked even if they point out to the people who spread it, and that they will be blocked because there will be no opposition.
Expert "Need the right not to see what you don't want to see"
Associate professor Shinichi Yamaguchi of the International University Global Communication Center, who is familiar with the problem of online flames, said about the functions introduced, "I don't want to see it in the "100 million media era where anyone can freely send information". We need to have the right not to look at it, and we have taken this into consideration. This alone will not completely eliminate the defamatory slander on the net, but we will not have to see a direct attack." did.
Expert "Recognizing that information can be biased"
In addition, “Because we can send sensitive themes that were difficult to post because of fear of burning up to those who want to discuss, it also provides a constructive forum for discussion. Information that users touch is biased in information. It is important to use social media correctly, such as utilizing the functions with the awareness that they may exist, and it is expected that these functions will spread to other social media in the future."
Regarding sloppy slanders on the SNS, female pro wrestler Hana Kimura, who appeared on the TV program "Terrace House" on Fuji TV, seems to have sought to take measures due to the fact that she seems to have suffered suicide from scabs and slurs. Is being promoted.