Twitter introduces ‘report tweet’ option to fight abuse

Twitter has introduced a “report tweet” option for users who are sent abusive messages following a campaign by a number of women who were targeted on the site.

Caroline Criado Perez said it was “great” that Twitter had taken a “first step” in dealing with harassment on the social media site, but said more needed to be done.

Ms Criado Perez, from north London, was one of a number of women who were subjected to a torrent of abuse by Twitter users last month. She found herself at the centre of a public furore after she launched a campaign to have a woman’s picture printed on a banknote.