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I think there are a number of things that can probably be done to address harassment on social media which don't significantly infringe on free speech. One pos
by drdeca 10y ago
I think there are a number of things that can probably be done to address harassment on social media which don't significantly infringe on free speech.
One possibility might be to allow users to set a rate limit on replies to a particular message for people they haven't white listed.
(So, like, if more than 20 "strangers" reply to a public post that one makes, it wouldn't allow further replies. But only if the person who made the post wanted it like that.)
Other possibilities include checking if many people went to an account from the same other account mentioning it, which, there would be ways around that, but, it seems like it could still help. (also as an optional thing)
Some of these are kind of weak but I think some things could be done.
Note that none of these prevent anyone from saying anything to anyone who wants to listen. It just makes it harder for people to say things to someone who doesn't want to hear them.
This seems like a fairly safe thing.