As I understand it, "fighting words" is _very_ context-dependent and narrow in modern jurisprudence. See https://www.popehat.com/2015/05/19/how-to-spot-and-cri

As I understand it, "fighting words" is _very_ context-dependent and narrow in modern jurisprudence. See https://www.popehat.com/2015/05/19/how-to-spot-and-critique-censorship-tropes-in-the-medias-coverage-of-free-speech-controversies/ https://www.popehat.com/2015/05/19/how-to-spot-and-critique-... and search for "Trope seven". In particular, application of "fighting words" pretty much requires that the speaker and listener were in close physical proximity, such that a fight could actually occur. Not really relevant to twitter, for the most part.