In a world where billions can speak at you, this can be a form of censorship—they can overwhelm your attention so you cannot hear or think.
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Replying to @zeynep @NAChristakis
Are people supposed to let hundreds of people just constantly ping them, while they have no right to direct their attention as they wish?
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Replying to @zeynep @NAChristakis
Blocking someone does not limit their right to speak, just limits their ability to occupy *your* attention at that moment. Day is limited.
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Replying to @zeynep
But but then why not mute? Why block strangers you've never interacted with, in advance, allowing others to decide for you who can hear you?
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Replying to @NAChristakis
Two reasons. Block is a social signal. Raising the bar/friction for them to ping you. They can always log out and see you.
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Replying to @zeynep @NAChristakis
Second, they are often siccing their followers on you, to harass you. Adds friction to that process. Though I do wish we had better tools.
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Replying to @zeynep
Ok but why block in *advance* based on someone *else's* list. Preventing others form hearing what *you* are saying. It feels mob-like to me.
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Replying to @NAChristakis
You are missing the fact that the *mob* is attacking individuals to shut them off and chase them off. They are defending themselves.
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Replying to @zeynep @NAChristakis
I wish they had better tools to defend themselves but this is what we got at the moment.
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Replying to @zeynep @NAChristakis
I gotta run right now; there has been much good writing on this, besides my chapter in the book. Will see if can dig up more.
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Exactly, there is often a mob trying to chase of otherwise already marginalized voices from the networked public sphere.
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