09-03-2017 21:18 via theverge.com

Twitter is testing an anti-harassment feature that flags some accounts as ‘sensitive’

Twitter’s latest attempt to make its platform less hostile is a “sensitive account” system whereby some users’ profiles are flagged as containing “potentially sensitive images or language.” The warning takes up the entire profile page, requiring users to click or tap a prompt to agree to view the profile.The idea, it seems, is to gate some users’ accounts behind this warning, either as a way mediate the behavior of users or as way to wall these accounts
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