Re:Twitter’s Problem Isn’t the Like Button
by camdenlock on Friday November 02, 2018 @04:04AM
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Indeed. I think people tend to misconstrue blocking for some form of censorship, when in reality it's just an individual exercising one's right to curate one's own social circles.
Re:Twitter’s Problem Isn’t the Like Button
by Grue3 on Friday November 02, 2018 @05:54AM
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Killfile is a great tool because it only affects yourself. Everybody should use killfiles and implement them in their services. What you're arguing for is that people's blocks should affect not just themselves, but make things a blocked user say invisible for everyone. Which seems like an obviously bad idea.
Re:Twitter’s Problem Isn’t the Like Button
by sheepmullet on Friday November 02, 2018 @07:25AM
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If you don’t want to start a public conversation that might include viewpoints you don’t agree with then go onto a platform like Facebook that allows you to carefully curate your image and social circles.
Seriously, blocks / killfiles has been a tool to prevent harassment for decades across the Internet. It’s a tool of user empowerment.