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Thomson Reuters Foundation, Google’s Jigsaw, Twitter Take Steps to Protect Journalists

New tool TRFilter helps them detect and flag harmful comments and threats, as well as block, mute or save comments at scale

TRFilterHero2 — TRFilter creates reports that journalists can download and share with third parties, such as their employers or law enforcementThomson Reuters Foundation/Jigsaw

June 30, 2022

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The Thomson Reuters Foundation teamed up with Google’s Jigsaw unit and Twitter on TRFilter, a new tool that lets journalists document and manage instances of online harassment and abuse.

David Cohen

David Cohen is editor of Adweek's Social Pro Daily.

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