The ONLY way to solve the toxic nature of Twitter is to enforce a)a real name policy, and b)fully verified[1] identities for all users/bots (opt-in, where others by default filter out non-verified accounts in their feeds)
Bots can continue to exist, but must be identifiable as such and connected to a verified real user.
Not only will this clean up twitter dramatically, it will also push off those who wish to hide behind anonymous hate speech - they'll flock to somewhere else, and good riddance to them.
Sadly, the human race isn't quite ready for anonymous 'free speech' online as all it does is attract the shouty nutjobs and political shills. So lets park that concept, and try again in a few decades time.
EDIT: To clarify (and thanks to the responders for calling it out), I meant a real name policy on the verified account details only - it doesn't have to be visible to the masses.
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[1] REAL verification for all, not the blue tick which is basically a vanity symbol these days.
Bots can continue to exist, but must be identifiable as such and connected to a verified real user.
Not only will this clean up twitter dramatically, it will also push off those who wish to hide behind anonymous hate speech - they'll flock to somewhere else, and good riddance to them.
Sadly, the human race isn't quite ready for anonymous 'free speech' online as all it does is attract the shouty nutjobs and political shills. So lets park that concept, and try again in a few decades time.
EDIT: To clarify (and thanks to the responders for calling it out), I meant a real name policy on the verified account details only - it doesn't have to be visible to the masses.
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[1] REAL verification for all, not the blue tick which is basically a vanity symbol these days.