Regularly accused of not moderating enough content on their platforms, social networks are trying to remedy this problem.
Twitter has decided to launch new alerts regarding messages containing aggressive language, reports
Techcrunch
.
When a user is about to post a reply to a tweet, if it contains unsuitable words, a message invites him to take a break, to reread himself, or even to correct his text before it is published. .
The function is operational on iOS in English and soon on Android.
After testing and improving prompts that ask you to review a potentially harmful or offensive reply, we learned that this feature can help encourage more meaningful convos.
We're now rolling out these prompts on iOS and soon Android.
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- Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) May 5, 2021
An adjusted tool
This feature spotting "harmful" language has been in testing for a year now. The developers had to adjust the tool. It was necessary in particular to determine the right moment to send the alert to the user, but also to allow the algorithm to perceive the nuances of a conversation which would be composed of sarcastic passages or jokes, underlines
01Net
. Twitter has thus taken into account the links between the correspondents. If they know each other, for example, it is likely that the profanity is a joke.
According to tests conducted by Twitter, 34% of people who received an alert changed their original text or decided not to send it.
Note that other alerts are offered by Twitter.
The social network advises users in particular to read an article before promoting it by retweeting it.
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