{{Social networking site Twitter has updated its rules to help clamp down on abusive behaviour.}}
From next month an in-Tweet “report abuse” button – already available on some mobile devices – will be included on the main Twitter website and apps.
And extra staff have are now in place to handle abuse reports, Twitter said.
The move comes after police revealed they were investigating allegations by eight people of abuse or threatening behaviour on the site.
Scotland Yard said its e-crime unit was looking into the claims, three of which involve incidents outside London.
Three female journalists said they had been the subject of bomb threats on the site, while an MP and a campaigner received threats of rape.
The revelations sparked a backlash online, with a petition calling for Twitter to add a “report abuse” button to tweets attracting more than 120,000 signatures.
BBC
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