So people can pretend the "abusive" user (e.g. ones posting "harmful emojis") doesn't exist. It's a mindset, I think. See, for instance, this woman complaining

So people can pretend the "abusive" user (e.g. ones posting "harmful emojis") doesn't exist. It's a mindset, I think. See, for instance, this woman complaining about News Genius[1], discussed here [2]. At one point, she's upset that a blocked Twitter user can see her public tweets. People should be able to moderate and exclude people. It's just funny how powerful they think that capability should be. 1: https://ellacydawson.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/how-news-genius-silences-writers/ https://ellacydawson.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/how-news-geniu... 2: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11404640 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11404640