Twitter abuse button planned

Twitter plans to include a button for reporting abuse within every tweet, the site said yesterday amid a growing furore over online threats to rape and kill a feminist campaigner.

Caroline Criado Perez faced a menacing tirade on the mirco-blogging site after she succeeded in her crusade to have a woman’s picture placed on a new bank note.

Police were yesterday questioning a man in connection with the torrent of abuse as Twitter faced repeated calls to ramp up its security policies.