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I've never understood the need to "ban" on twitter. The entire system is set up so that you see speech from people that you want to see. Put up a disclaimer "T
by cabaalis 8y ago
I've never understood the need to "ban" on twitter. The entire system is set up so that you see speech from people that you want to see.
Put up a disclaimer "This account is known to promote speech that is antithetical to the values of Twitter, and the values espoused here solely belong to the individual(s) posting these messages." Put a checkbox for the user if they want to see these results in search or not. Let people decide for themselves who they want to follow.
- teolandon 8y agoThe fact that those tweets exist and are given a platform on which they can spread the influence is what's harmful. The words themselves can be hurtful, of course, but they're not as harmful as the power they have when they are tweeted out for the whole world to see. They are given value by being allowed on twitter. They are viewed as valid opinions that new people can adopt and spread. This is why I think twitter is doing the right thing by actually banning such accounts, and why simply giving an easier way to blanket "block" those accounts from your personal view might not be enough.