Twitter rolls out a few more anti-abuse measures

Twitter took a few more small steps in its ongoing fight to curb harassment on the sit in announcing that it is expanding the ways it can crack down on people who use the platform to harass others. "We streamlined the process of reporting harassment on Twitter recently; now we’re making similar improvements around reporting other content issues including impersonation, self-harm and the sharing of private and confidential information. These changes will begin rolling out today and should reach all users in the coming weeks," wrote Tina Bhatnagar, the company's vice president of user services.

If a Twitter account is set up to impersonate someone else, or if an account has leaked someone's Social Security number to the Web, anyone can now report it -- not only the person being impersonated or the one whose personal information is compromised.