Twitter boosts reporting feature to plug personal data sharing

Twitter Inc. on Thursday added to efforts to address concerns over privacy protection on social media.

In a tweet from its safety handle, the company announced an update to its abuse reporting functions, allowing users to specify personal information issues, with a GIF showing step-by-step instructions.

The social media company earlier in the day tweeted an image on its main account showing a speech bubble containing an ellipsis, which is used to signify a message being typed.

Twitter’s move comes a day after Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg announced plans to rebuild some of the company’s features with a focus on private communications. “I believe a privacy-focused communications platform will become even more important than today’s open platforms,” he wrote in a blog post.