Twitter backtracks on block feature after users revolt

By Gerry Shih

Article ReprintDick Costolo, chief executive of Twitter, leaves JP Morgan headquarters after a meeting before the firm's IPO in New York

(Reuters) – Twitter Inc was forced to nix a change to its “block” feature on Thursday after attracting a wave of protest from users who said the new policy empowered perpetrators of online abuse.

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