Offline, people may discover that they're blacklisted, but can't find out why. On Twitter, we can be “blocklisted."http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/bitwise/2015/08/twitter_blocklists_they_can_stop_harassment_and_they_can_create_entirely.single.html …
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Replying to @digiphile
@digiphile Oh I knew just from the description this was gonna be that pro-g*merg*te asshole.3 replies 1 retweet 7 likes -
Replying to @anildash
@anildash@digiphile That is not fair. People are being blocklisted without recourse in large lists.3 replies 1 retweet 10 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
@zeynep@digiphile i'm sure they are. So? I also don't answer phone calls from numbers I don't recognize.3 replies 0 retweets 5 likes -
Replying to @anildash
@anildash@zeynep@digiphile Personal decisions about who to listen to are generally unfair and without recourse, and that's fine.1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @normative
@normative@anildash@digiphile There is no personal decision being made. If there were, fine.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
@zeynep@normative@digiphile of course there is! There's literally no ability to use a blocklist without affirmatively choosing to.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@anildash @digiphile The point is clear imo. Few centralized, opaque blocklists with no recourse & few alternatives is a problem.
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Replying to @zeynep
@zeynep@digiphile is there demand for a more nuanced option? The only people vocally dissatisfied are the abusers being blocked.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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