The boss of Twitter UK has said SORRY to women who have experienced abuse on the social networking site.

Tony Wang said the threats they received were "simply not acceptable" and pledged to do more to tackle abusive behaviour.

The apology came as the company updated its rules to clamp down on harassment and make it easier to report abuse.

Police are investigating allegations by eight people of abuse or threatening behaviour on the site.

Scotland Yard said its e-crime unit was looking into the claims, three of which INVOLVE incidents outside London.

Three female journalists said they had been the subject of BOMB threats on the site, while an MP and a campaigner received threats of rape.

The REVELATIONS sparked a backlash online, with a petition calling for Twitter to add a "report abuse" button to tweets ATTRACTING more than 120,000 signatures.
'Clear message'

In a series of tweets, Twitter UK managing director Mr Wang said: "I personally apologize to the women who have experienced abuse on Twitter and for what they have gone through.

"The abuse they've received is simply not acceptable. It's not acceptable in the real world, and it's not acceptable on Twitter.

"There is more we can and will be doing to protect our users against abuse. That is our commitment."

Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23559605So I take it this report abuse feature will be available based on the gender of the person making the tweet?