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Twitter launching new safety feature allowing users to temporarily block other accounts

In this photo illustration, the logo for the Twitter social media network is projected onto a man on August 09, 2017 in London, England. With around 328 million users worldwide, Twitter has gone from a small start-up in for the public 2006 to a broadcast tool of politicians and corporations in 2017.
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 09: In this photo illustration, the logo for the Twitter social media network is projected onto a man on August 09, 2017 in London, England. With around 328 million users worldwide, Twitter has gone from a small start-up in for the public 2006 to a broadcast tool of politicians and corporations in 2017.
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Twitter announced it will be launching a new feature that can allow its users to temporarily block "unwelcome tweets."

The feature, called Safety Mode, lets Twitter users block an account for a week for "using harmful language or sending uninvited replies", according to Reuters.


When the feature is turned on, Twitter said its systems will "assess the likelihood of a negative engagement by considering both the Tweet's content and the relationship between the Tweet author and replier."

Those who are autoblocked will not be able to "follow your account, see your tweets, or send you a message. "

The company said they're currently testing the new feature with a small group of people before bringing it out to the public.