Twitter is expanding the size of the beta for its Safety Mode feature, which aims to limit "unwelcome interactions" in your feed, media outlets reported on Wednesday.
The feature was available only to a small feedback group, but it will be available now to about 50% of users in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand. It imposes a seven-day block on accounts that use what Twitter calls potentially harmful language, including insults or repeated replies and mentions.
The beta's expansion is intended to help "collect more insights on how Safety Mode is working and explore ways to incorporate additional improvements," Twitter said.
Notably, the social media platform has been criticized for being a "toxic place," especially for women.
In the same vein, the company also pointed out that it's introducing a companion feature called 'Proactive Safety Mode' prompts that will help reduce the burden on users in identifying harmful interactions.
"Since the initial rollout of the Safety Mode beta in September, we've learned that some people want help identifying unwelcome interactions," Twitter said. "For this reason, our technology will now proactively identify potentially harmful or uninvited replies and prompt people in the beta to consider enabling Safety Mode."
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