How Can Twitter Make It Easier to Report Hate Speech?

Death threats, rape threats and misogynist hate mail. If you're a woman who likes to express her opinion on the Internet, these might seem like inevitable responses. Just ask Anita Sarkeesian.

But this week may have been the final straw when it comes to Twitter's sexist hate mail problem. After feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez received 50 rape threats in an hour, people began to sit up and take notice: The threats were plain to see, and Twitter didn't seem to be doing anything about it.

So, what did Criado-Perez do to inspire this level of vitriol? Not even anything particularly controversial: She'd led a campaign for a woman to be put on British banknotes. Read more...