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http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/mar/04/twitters-new-bid-to-end-online-abuse-could-endanger-dissidents-analysis

Twitter's new bid to end online abuse could endanger dissidents 

 Twitter is making people register their numbers on twitter through their phones so they can keep track of the abusers but this may be a bad idea.

• started forcing users of the Tor anonymity network – along with serial trolls – to register their phone numbers, in order to stop abuse.
• Users given short-term suspensions for abuse will be required to register their phone number with Twitter, a step that is currently optional, so the company can track trolls and block them from creating multiple accounts.
• The clampdown may stop causal abusers, but those that have gone to the trouble of using Tor to set up accounts and protect their identity to troll and abuse users are unlikely to be deterred by a phone number requirement.
• But in other countries, such workarounds may be less available. In Turkey, all mobile phones have to be registered, including those bought outside of the country. A passport is required to obtain a sim card and phone number, which makes any phone number that could be subpoenaed from Twitter by the government a risk of exposing identity

This may be a good idea to track the abusers, it would also decrease the amount of trolls online.