In a surefire move that’ll surely curb internet bullying, Twitter announced on Tuesday that it is tweaking its algorithm to hide replies from trolls.
The update is a way to “proactively address” obnoxious users that don’t violate its policies, but nevertheless “negatively impact the health of the conversation,” according to Twitter.
Here’s how it’ll work: Twitter is using an array of data to rearrange how users see replies to conversations and search results. Tweets will now be ranked on several factors, including whether the user has recently opened many new accounts or regularly tweets about users who don’t follow them back.