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

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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.

TRFilter syncs with a journalist’s Twitter account and uses machine learning technology to automatically recognize and flag harmful comments, and it offers users the options to block, mute or save comments at scale, without manually reviewing them.

The tool also creates reports that journalists can download and share with third parties, such as their employers or law enforcement.

Journalists who wish to begin using TRFilter can register here and log in through their Twitter account, at which point they will be shown a video with a step-by-step guide on how the tool works.

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