This week, we’ve seen some unprecedented clean up on social media platforms.
Facebook stopped letting marketers violate federal law and exclude ads by race.
It and Google decided to finally do something about fake news sites, some of which may have had a role in the outcome of the recent presidential elections.
And Twitter had added additional functionality to its service that would permit users to better filter out abusive content.
Bloomberg summarizes:
Now, users will be able to mute seeing certain words in their notifications, such as racial slurs and curse words — an update that was in the works for many months.
People can also block whole conversations. The change may help lessen the ability of abusers to reach their victims, decreasing their motivation to do it.
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