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Twitter Now Lets You Report Accounts That You Suspect Are Bots

Thursday November 1, 2018. 11:00 AM , from Slashdot
Twitter is updating its reporting process to allow you to report accounts that you suspect are bots. 'Now, when you tap the 'it's suspicious or spam' option under the report menu, you'll be able to specify why you think that, including an option to say 'the account tweeting this is fake,'' reports The Verge. From the report: Twitter announced the change through its official safety account today, and it's now live on both the web version and mobile version of the service. You can see an example of the mobile report flow pertaining to this update [via a tweet from @TwitterSafety.] According to a Twitter spokesperson, 'The new reporting flow will allow us to collect more detailed information so we can identify and remove spam more effectively. With more details to review, we'll be adding more resources to our review processes.'

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