Twitter rolls out Safety Mode to block accounts for using harmful language

Twitter's new safety mode will temporarily block accounts that use potentially harmful language.

Twitter on Thursday rolled out an important feature called Safety Mode. The feature, as the name, suggests has been launched to offer a safe experience to the users. Twitter users are often subjected to mindless trolling, abusive language and what not. This primarily applies to the accounts owned by public figures. However, using Safety Mode, a user can get an abusive account blocked for seven days at least. Announcing the feature, Jarrod Doherty, Senior Product Manager at Twitter wrote, “Unwelcome Tweets and noise can get in the way of conversations on Twitter, so we’re introducing Safety Mode, a new feature that aims to reduce disruptive interactions. Starting today, we’re rolling out this safety feature to a small feedback group on iOS, Android, and Twitter.com, beginning with accounts that have English-language settings enabled.”