Twitter Has Made Changes That Will Let You Block Many People At Once

Twitter is doing everything it can to block trolls. Recently it added new tools that make it easier for people to block several people at once. Users will be able to share the list of blocked people with other users as well.

In a blog post Wednesday, Twitter User Safety Engineer Xiaoyun Zhang said that the latest update was an expansion of the platform's existing mute and block tools.

"While many users find them useful, we also recognize that some users - those who experience high volumes of unwanted interactions on Twitter - need more sophisticated tools," Zhang wrote.

"We also hope these advanced blocking tools will prove useful to the developer community to further improve users' experience."

The feature will be useful for groups that are often targeted by the same accounts.

You can share a list of accounts you have blocked, from the "blocked accounts" tab in Twitter's main settings menu from twitter.com. From there, select "advanced" options and "export your list." This creates a .csv file that you can share with others. Similarly, users can upload a list that's been shared with them from the "import a list" option in the same menu, GBC Ghana noted.

The new feature is being rolled out to users beginning Wednesday and according to the company it should be available to everyone "in the coming weeks."