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Essentially what Twitter has just introduced is a filter for both
quality and whether you see tweets from users you follow or users you
don't. If you turn on one setting you make it so you only receive notifications from users you follow. This means that you'll only know if someone you follow tries to contact you. It
doesn't mean they can't re-tweet or say nasty things about you but it
does mean that you're less likely to see it unless you go looking for it. The other feature is a full-on filter that should stop you from being notified about any spam. This will include duplicate tweets or anything that appears to be automated which could be useful if you tweet a lot. This
is supposed to also appear in places other than your Twitter
notifications as well so this might stop you from being spammed a little.
Both of these features should work on desktop and mobile Twitter so you don't have to worry about being hounded if you switch between your phone and computer. The
only problem could be if your harassers don't behave like spam or they
manage to get someone you do follow to say something horrible about you.
It's good that Twitter is trying to do something but considering people
can make new accounts just to target someone, I'm not sure how much
help a filter can be even if it only tells you things that the people
you follow say.
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