Twitter Inc. has been forced to nix their "block" function change Thursday after attracting protests from consumers who sai...
Twitter Inc. has been forced to nix their "block" function change Thursday after attracting protests from consumers who said that the new policy mandated offenders’ online content. Humbling reversal in one of the most sensitive political issues facing the social network came as Twitter user faced a revolt for the first time as a public company.
Under the short-term change, blocked Twitter user can view the tweet or not the person who he or she is blocked, but the activities are invisible to the victims as if made at the expense does not exist.
According to the re- eliminating policy, users may prevent them from following their harassers or interacting with their tweets. Users also clearly informed if they are blocked. Before it departed, Twitter said on Thursday, the change was designed to protect victims of harassment who wanted to filter out abusive messages, but feared the block encourage consumers’ act of revenge.
Twitter decided to go back the changes after receiving feedback from many customers - we never want to deliver the functions to users feel less safe money ' vice president of product Michael Sippey wrote in a blog. At first, the chief executive Dick Costolo to address mounting criticism saying , Twitter, the new features have been widely sought victims of abuse .
However, many were not convinced within a few hours, the service was flooded with angry customers, including many who did not understand the nuances of the new policy , and hundreds have signed an online petition to reverse change.
Under the short-term change, blocked Twitter user can view the tweet or not the person who he or she is blocked, but the activities are invisible to the victims as if made at the expense does not exist.
According to the re- eliminating policy, users may prevent them from following their harassers or interacting with their tweets. Users also clearly informed if they are blocked. Before it departed, Twitter said on Thursday, the change was designed to protect victims of harassment who wanted to filter out abusive messages, but feared the block encourage consumers’ act of revenge.
Twitter decided to go back the changes after receiving feedback from many customers - we never want to deliver the functions to users feel less safe money ' vice president of product Michael Sippey wrote in a blog. At first, the chief executive Dick Costolo to address mounting criticism saying , Twitter, the new features have been widely sought victims of abuse .
However, many were not convinced within a few hours, the service was flooded with angry customers, including many who did not understand the nuances of the new policy , and hundreds have signed an online petition to reverse change.
