1/ For a while (and still albeit less enthusiastically) I was looking to build what I called a computational immune system for twitter. Basically something that used blocking/muting automatically, propagated over a secondary graph to actively / adaptively reduce abuse and noise.https://twitter.com/AstroKatie/status/1148202304195223552 …
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2/ I'm nowhere near Katie's level of followers. But, at 15k, it's enough that I get trolled semi-regularly, so it's something I want. (To say nothing of the attention misspent on *seeing* conflicts / trolls on twitter.)
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3/ Thing is, I asked around to some accounts much bigger than mine, and Katie's framing appeared repeatedly. People with large followings who *don't* engage don't really care because they use their account as a broadcast channel.
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4/ And those who *do* engage? They expressed concern that the filters "would have to be really good" for fear of missed opportunities and unanswered questions.
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Replying to @generativist
Blocking is better than filtering in this regard. It prevents the questions before they happen, or prevents repeats, visually. They can still reply to others but it is harder and they are less likely to engage.
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Replying to @BobKerns @generativist
And you can still see where they reply and view it if you wish.
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Yea, I view blocking as a form of filtering. And reply structures combined with social graphs give you a powerful predicate. There aren't *that* many species of interactions.
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