Twitter Criticized For Rape And Death Threats

Twitter says it's sorry for failing to take stronger action against rape threats directed toward two prominent women, a member of Parliament and a feminist campaigner, in the United Kingdom.

Although abusive language is nothing new on social media, a series of rape and death threats against MP Stella Creasy and Caroline Criado-Perez garnered media attention regarding the social media site's automated security features.

Police launched an investigation this month after the two women complained of repeated threats sent by Twitter — one every minute for 48 hours — to the two, arresting a 25-year-old man on Tuesday after questioning a 21-year-old man about messages to Creasy, representing the Labour party for Walthamstow.

The two received the threats in connection of a campaign to feature a woman's face on a denomination of the nation's currency.