The policy changes were specifically aimed at protecting women who unknowingly or unwillingly had nude pictures of themselves distributed online or were subject to unwanted sexual advances. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, seen in a 2015 photo, foreshadowed the coming policy changes in a series of tweets last Friday. News of the policy changes was first reported by Wired. "Today we saw voices silencing themselves and voices speaking out because we're (asterisk)still(asterisk) not doing enough," Dorsey tweeted. Twitter has said it would appear at a public congressional hearing on Nov. 1 after already briefing a Senate committee.

Source: CBC News October 18, 2017 12:33 UTC