Twitter is rolling out a quality filter designed to remove threatening tweets alongside spam in the service's latest move to tackle online abuse.
The filter aims to "remove all tweets from your notifications timeline that contain threats, offensive or abuse language, duplicate content, or are sent from suspicious accounts", and was first spotted by Twitter user Anil Dash.
Twitter told the Verge that the filter was currently only applied to verified users, which tend to be high-profile individuals or those working for specific organisations.
The new feature could result in celebrities and other public figures receiving significantly less abusive tweets than they are currently subjected to.
Matt Lucas, Stephen Fry and Robin Williams' daughter Zelda are among those who have previously announced their intent to leave the site after receiving abusive messages.
The move comes after Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo recently admitted that the platform “sucks” when it comes to tackling online trolls.
"We suck at dealing with abuse and trolls on the platform and we've sucked at it for years," Costolo said in a leaked memo to staff.
"It's no secret that the rest of the world talks about it every day. We lose core user after core user by not addressing simple trolling issues that they face every day."
The company recently banned its users from posting 'revenge porn', updating its privacy section to state: "You may not post intimate photos or videos that were taken or distributed without the subject's consent."
Users who violate the new revenge porn rules will have their accounts locked unless they delete the offending information. Those who repeatedly post such material will see their accounts suspended.
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