Here is how Twitter block list aims to keep the trolls at bay

For those who have considered quitting Twitter because of the unnecessary tweets they are subject to, now have relief offered by Twitter. According to the Twitter blog, “Today we’re making it possible to share block lists on twitter.com. This new, advanced feature makes blocking multiple accounts easy, fast and community driven. [caption id=“attachment_270366” align=“aligncenter” width=“640”] Twitter now offers the option to Export your list of blocked contacts. Image: Twitter[/caption]   Mute and block are tools to help you control your Twitter experience. While many users find them useful, we also recognise that some users — those who experience high volumes of unwanted interactions on Twitter — need more sophisticated tools. That’s where this new feature comes in. You can now export and share your block lists with people in your community facing similar issues or import another user’s list into your own account and block multiple accounts all at once, instead of blocking them individually. We also hope these advanced blocking tools will prove useful to the developer community to further improve users’ experience.” [caption id=“attachment_270367” align=“aligncenter” width=“640”] Share your list of Blocked contacts with your community. Image: Twitter[/caption]   Just earlier this year,  Twitter CEO Dick Costolo admitted to how bad Twitter was at dealing with abuse and trolls, "

We suck at dealing with abuse and trolls on the platform and we’ve sucked at it for years. It’s no secret and the rest of the world talks about it every day. We lose core user after core user by not addressing simple trolling issues that they face every day.

I’m frankly ashamed of how poorly we’ve dealt with this issue during my tenure as CEO. It’s absurd. There’s no excuse for it. I take full responsibility for not being more aggressive on this front. It’s nobody else’s fault but mine, and it’s embarrassing."