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> There is no single guideline on when to block somebody—some may only support blocking trolls, and refrain from blocking other scientists who may be critical,

> There is no single guideline on when to block somebody—some may only support blocking trolls, and refrain from blocking other scientists who may be critical, while others believe it’s perfectly fine to mute or block any account... A good rule of thumb might be to block somebody if they have a repeated negative effect on your Twitter experience > It is perfectly okay to not look at Twitter for hours or even days. > Do not worry that this might be confusing: Twitter users can easily skip over tweets in languages they are not proficient in... Who is the target audience of a text like this? Do people feel they need someone's permission to block someone, or to skip Twitter for a while, or to write in whichever language they please? Honestly!

thrwaway69 7y ago
The point is to commoditize yourself so that's not unexpected. The brand (you) has to get good at targeting the audience they are selling product (yourself) to and avoid interacting with the competition or getting run over by trolls. Protecting the brand (yourself) is important. To distinguish the brand (yourself) from others, the brand (you) has to set something people can look up to as a way to differentiate their experience with them (you). What the brand (you) likes, follows, engages with etc defines the image of them (you) and the right market fit (their feed). Accessibility is a huge factor for a commodity (sellable parts of you as a whole) whilst some blocking may be necessary for setting the cultural expectations for the brand (you). If the brand (you) block people from certain group and it is public, that might work as a signal for what the brand (you) stands for. Let's suppose the brand (I) blocks a mark Zuckerberg and Facebook, then that works as a signal for that the brand (I) cares about privacy and against people who exploit that. If the brand (I) only uses English to tweet, then that might be a signal for which audience product (I) is made for. If the brands (yours) block list isn't diverse, it might signal as a racial/ethnic/gender/sex bias.
im3w1l 7y ago
It's not about "permission". It's about popularity. If you write too many posts in languages your followers don't speak, they might curate you out of their feeds decreasing your popularity. As a newcomer you don't know how important it is to take this into account.
Mountain_Skies 7y ago
The president was sued for blocking people on Twitter and ordered by a court to not block anymore. That might create some confusion especially for anyone making a Twitter account as an official communication medium for a government facility.

thrwaway69 7y ago

The point is to commoditize yourself so that's not unexpected. The brand (you) has to get good at targeting the audience they are selling product (yourself) to and avoid interacting with the competition or getting run over by trolls. Protecting the brand (yourself) is important. To distinguish the brand (yourself) from others, the brand (you) has to set something people can look up to as a way to differentiate their experience with them (you). What the brand (you) likes, follows, engages with etc defines the image of them (you) and the right market fit (their feed). Accessibility is a huge factor for a commodity (sellable parts of you as a whole) whilst some blocking may be necessary for setting the cultural expectations for the brand (you). If the brand (you) block people from certain group and it is public, that might work as a signal for what the brand (you) stands for. Let's suppose the brand (I) blocks a mark Zuckerberg and Facebook, then that works as a signal for that the brand (I) cares about privacy and against people who exploit that. If the brand (I) only uses English to tweet, then that might be a signal for which audience product (I) is made for. If the brands (yours) block list isn't diverse, it might signal as a racial/ethnic/gender/sex bias.

im3w1l 7y ago

It's not about "permission". It's about popularity. If you write too many posts in languages your followers don't speak, they might curate you out of their feeds decreasing your popularity. As a newcomer you don't know how important it is to take this into account.

Mountain_Skies 7y ago

The president was sued for blocking people on Twitter and ordered by a court to not block anymore. That might create some confusion especially for anyone making a Twitter account as an official communication medium for a government facility.