• This photo shows a search for political ads that were on Facebook displayed on a computer screen Thursday in New York. Twitter's ban on political advertising is ratcheting up the pressure on Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg to follow suit. Zuckerberg doubled down on Facebook's approach in a call with analysts Wednesday as he reiterated Facebook's stance that 'political speech is important.' | AP
    This photo shows a search for political ads that were on Facebook displayed on a computer screen Thursday in New York. Twitter's ban on political advertising is ratcheting up the pressure on Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg to follow suit. Zuckerberg doubled down on Facebook's approach in a call with analysts Wednesday as he reiterated Facebook's stance that "political speech is important." | AP

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BRUSSELS – Twitter’s technology tools removed one in two tweets containing abusive content posted in the first half of this year, it said on Thursday, amid calls to the U.S. social media company and its peers to do more to tackle the issue.

Silicon Valley tech giants have in recent months pledged to tighten rules and share more information on abusive content posted on their platforms to avoid more heavy-handed regulatory action on both sides of the Atlantic.

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