I never got the opportunity to get involved in Twitter because of these experiences: 1. Few people outside the politics sphere use Twitter in Australia. It's a

I never got the opportunity to get involved in Twitter because of these experiences: 1. Few people outside the politics sphere use Twitter in Australia. It's all politicians, public relations specialists, and journos. I could create an account and try and interact, but I'm unlikely be interacting with people who have any influence in my hemisphere of the world. 2. I once made an account anyway, out of curiosity, and was immediately defamed by someone I hadn't even met. To the point of having to delete the service, scorched earth. 3. Eventually I had to create an account to use the Twitter API as part of a big data assignment. However, every time I tried to verify my account, no email or text message would make its way to me. I contacted support for months, with no replies. Ended up having to use the tutor's Twitter account (which I'm sure would have breached ToS). It's been over a year, and I still haven't received a reply from Twitter. Maybe they just don't want me to have an account? Why would I get involved after all this? Seems like more trouble than its worth, to be honest.