Twitter is working on improving its awareness of language nuances

Twitter has announced improvements in detecting hurtful language versus language that is more casual or slang but not abusive. — AFP Relaxnews

Twitter is scrutinising your vocabulary. While the social network takes its fight against aggressive language seriously, the platform also wants to leave room for sarcasm. With this in mind, Twitter has announced improvements in detecting hurtful language versus language that is more casual or slang but not abusive.

Insults and biting jokes are a common practice among some groups of friends. Used in a humorous manner, these words still qualify as insults, especially for Twitter. When it launched a system of alerts against tweets containing language considered aggressive, the platform tended to warn the users responsible for the tweets. However, the platform understood that detecting sarcasm was more complex.