Dorsey admits Twitter and other firms have failed in their efforts to crack ...

Jack Dorsey admits Twitter and other firms have failed at cracking down on online abuse, in 'challenging' thread-style tweet interview that left many users confused Twitter's CEO, Jack Dorsey, gave himself a 'C' grade in 'tech responsibility'  Efforts to deter online abuse have been a 'huge fail' he said in an interview  The company will continue to invest to prevent abuse and misinformation 

By Reuters and James Pero For Dailymail.com

Published: 01:03 GMT, 13 February 2019 | Updated: 17:30 GMT, 13 February 2019

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Social media sites have dropped the ball when it comes to fostering safety online, according to one of the arenas's own heavyweights. 

Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said on Tuesday that Silicon Valley companies, including his own, have not done enough to protect victims of online abuse, calling it a 'huge fail.'

Interviewed via Twitter by Kara Swisher, co-founder of the tech news site Recode, Dorsey tweeted that he would give himself a 'C' grade for what Swisher termed 'tech responsibility.'

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey made the comments in a Twitter exchange with Recorde co-founder Kara Swisher. But, many users commented that the thread itself was difficult to follow 

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey made the comments in a Twitter exchange with Recorde co-founder Kara Swisher. But, many users commented that the thread itself was difficult to follow 

'We've made progress, but it has been scattered and not felt enough,' he tweeted in response to Swisher's questions. 

'Changing the experience hasn't been meaningful enough. And we've put most of the burden on the victims of abuse (that's a huge fail).'

According to users trying to follow the Twitter thread between Dorsey and Swisher, dozens of tweets between the two appeared out of order, becoming difficult to follow.

The company has been investing heavily to improve what Dorsey has described as the 'collective health' of Twitter.

Dorsey said on Tuesday he does not like how Twitter tends to incentivize outrage, short-term thinking, echo chambers, and fragmented conversations, and that the lack of diversity in the company has not helped in combating such problems.

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