Twitter may have to explain why abuse is not 'policed'

Name: Twitter may have to explain why abuse is not 'policed'
Uploaded: 2013-07-30T17:34:33.000Z
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Description: Twitter executives are likely to be questioned by MPs over the site's handling of abuse, the chairman of an influential Commons committee has said.

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Twitter executives could be asked to appear before MPs after their social networking site was used for a new wave of online abuse.

Several prominent women, including one who campaigned for a woman to appear on the new £10 note, have received violent and sexually explicit messages.

Reeta Chakrabarti reports.

30 July 2013