But that has changed as persistent harassers have driven some women and minorities off Twitter, limiting their ability to express themselves. In October, Twitter vowed to toughen rules on online sexual harassment, bullying and other forms of misconduct. Tweets can still include hate imagery, but users will have to click through a warning to see them, the company said. Hate images will be banned from profile photos, and further restricted where national laws require, as in Germany. Twitter said it had decided not to categorise the US Confederate flag as hateful imagery, citing its place in history.

Source: Pakistan Today December 19, 2017 10:18 UTC