Re:“A Honeypot for Assholes”: Inside Twitter’s 10-Year Failu...
by retox on Thursday August 11, 2016 @11:51AM
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I don't use Twitter, never have, but I don't understand why the platform doesn't have a whitelist mode, where only those people you've added to a list can message you. Seems like it would sort the problem for good, but I'm probably missing something.
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Re:“A Honeypot for Assholes”: Inside Twitter’s 10-Year Failu...
by breischl on Thursday August 11, 2016 @12:07PM
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I'm in the same boat as you on Twitter usage. But I suspect it's because being able to talk at anybody, including celebrities, is part of the appeal of the platform. The whitelisting mode you suggested makes it more like a one-way broadcast - you can see what people are saying but not join in.