Mediabistro   /     Does Twitter Need a 'Report Abuse' Button?

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After Caroline Criado-Perez helped get novelist Jane Austen's face on the £10 note in the UK, she was swamped with abusive comments on Twitter. Since then, more than 90,000 people have signed an online petition urging Twitter to add a "report abuse" button on everyone's Twitter profile. SocialTimes editor Devon Glenn talked about the controversy on the Morning Media Menu today. Click here to receive Mediabistro’s Daily Newsfeed via email. Music by Kevin MacLeod.

Summary

After Caroline Criado-Perez helped get novelist Jane Austen's face on the £10 note in the UK, she was swamped with abusive comments on Twitter. Since then, more than 90,000 people have signed an online petition urging Twitter to add a "report abuse" button on everyone's Twitter profile. SocialTimes editor Devon Glenn talked about the controversy on the Morning Media Menu today. Click here to receive Mediabistro’s Daily Newsfeed via email. Music by Kevin MacLeod.

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After Caroline Criado-Perez helped get novelist J…
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00:03:50
Publishing date
2013-07-30 16:26
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mediabistro/~3/ysBruriz1Ao/does-twitter-need-a-report
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