The new approach looks at behavioral patterns of users in addition to the content of the tweets, allowing Twitter to find and mute online bullies and trolls. Even if the offending tweets are not a violation of Twitter policy, they may be hidden from users if they are deemed to "distort" the conversation, Twitter said. A Twitter blog post said the move aims at "troll-like behavior" which targets certain users and tweets with derisive responses. "Some troll-like behavior is fun, good and humorous. In some cases, if the content is not a violation of Twitter policies, it will not be deleted but only shown when a user clicks on "show more replies."

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 15, 2018 22:18 UTC