Tired of Twitter trolls? Here's how you can 'silence' them

Now, Twitter has unveiled a new feature where users can 'Mute' abusive/offensive language or content in their notifications. It is expected to be rolled out sometime in the recent future

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Now, Twitter has unveiled a new feature where users can 'Mute' abusive/offensive language or content in their notifications. It is expected to be rolled out sometime in the recent future. 

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Want to stop getting notifications for Tweets that contain certain words, usernames, or hashtags? We're giving you that control. pic.twitter.com/awoNHUYbTG

— Safety (@safety) November 15, 2016

We're rolling out a number of improvements to how we address abuse and look forward to your feedback. https://t.co/zGBzdx1UWp

— Safety (@safety) November 15, 2016

We're giving you a more direct way to report Hateful Conduct on Twitter. See details here.https://t.co/GoUnAbvnJ4

— Safety (@safety) November 15, 2016

We're introducing a new way to mute notifications about conversations you want to step away from. Learn how.https://t.co/jhWKRu0cK1

— Safety (@safety) November 15, 2016

Twitter has decided to introduce this feature since the instances of online bullying and abuse on social media has sharply increased over the over the past few years. Since Twitter is a real-time platform it's hard to track such content all the time. 

According to Twitter's blog post, the company wants to provide users with a way to avoid abusive content. Any post pertaining to general abuse, harassment, stalking, bullying among others can be muted without any issue. 

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