Twitter adds new ways to mute and report abusive posts

Twitter’s inability to curb harassment and trolling has long plagued the social platform — by far its biggest criticism. The company is now trying something it hopes will rein in abusive users.
Twitter says it’s adding new ways for users to flag or avoid seeing offensive posts in the broadest attempt yet to tackle the problem.
Users can already “mute” — as in, hide from view — accounts they find offensive. But now, Twitter is expanding the “mute&rd