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What we might lose in the fight against Twitter trolls

The Ringer's Alyssa Bereznak discusses a new Twitter feature that lets users decide who can reply to their tweets. It's an effort to make the platform a safer space, but what else is at stake?
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Twitter’s upcoming Conversation Participants tool lets you choose if you want replies from everyone, only those you follow or mention, or no one. (Matt Rourke/The Associated Press)

The Ringer's Alyssa Bereznak joins q's Tom Power for this week's online column, which delves into the world of memes, video games and internet pop. They discuss a new Twitter feature that will let users decide who can reply to their tweets. It's an effort to make the platform a safer space, but some are wondering what we might lose in the fight against online trolls. Bereznak unpacks the risks of this new feature and what's potentially at stake.

— Produced by ​Vanessa Nigro

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