A32News - Twitter has long provided the Mute feature so that users do not need to see the chirp of certain accounts, even accounts that follow. This is an effort to prevent cyber-bully on the microblogging service.
Well, the function of the Mute feature will be developed further. Not only the chirping of a specific person, the user can also filter out words, phrases, a hash mark (hashtag), up to a certain conversation, as compiled KompasTekno, Wednesday (11/16/2016) on Twitter's official blog.
For example you do not like a particular hashtag for the majority kontennnya negative. Just set Mute, then chirp that mematrikan tagar it would be filtered out and do not appear in your timeline. In essence, the elements that silenced not have to refer to your account.
"The addition of Mute function will reduce the experience of users who receive oppression on Twitter. It also helps to strengthen a culture of mutual support on Twitter," as stated on the blog.
Twitter still reluctant to reveal the exact time of the release of the upgrade of the Mute feature. Services bird logo just saying upgradeitu version will appear in the next few days.
In addition Mute feature, Twitter also has two other features that aim to cut discrimination and cyber-bully. Each is a Notification Settings and Quality Filter.
Notifications Settings allow users to restrict incoming notification. Users do not have to look at all mention addressed, but only from people who were followed.
Meanwhile, Quality Filter will filter out notifications received by a variety of parameters, such as the credibility of the account and the account chirp character.
Booms that are duplicate or automated content, will be spared from the notifications tab. If the chirp aimed original and nothing to do with derision, users can still see though not follow the account in question.
