Twitter's words are that one factor they may consider is "the report has been filed by the target of the abuse or a bystander." That seems reasonable enough be

Twitter's words are that one factor they may consider is "the report has been filed by the target of the abuse or a bystander." That seems reasonable enough because the "target" may not consider it abuse at all, even if the same behavior against someone else in a different context would cross the line. Getting reported by the target is a stronger signal than being reported by a misguided (if well-meaning) bystander who files a dozen questionable reports every day.