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Re:Twitter Still Can't Keep Up with Its Flood of Junk Accoun... by adriveatrain on Sunday February 10, 2019 @09:31AM (#19127875)
What would you call this highly publicised and still present Tweet from CNN presenter, Kathy Griffin, I wonder [1]

> Name these kids. I want NAMES. Shame them. If you think these fuckers wouldn’t dox you in a heartbeat, think again.

[1] https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/1086927762634399744

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Re:Twitter Still Can't Keep Up with Its Flood of Junk Accoun... by untog on Sunday February 10, 2019 @10:04AM (#19128014)
I would call it a single abusive tweet. Not a coordinated campaign, not specifically targeted at any Twitter user.

This isn't complex.

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Re:Twitter Still Can't Keep Up with Its Flood of Junk Accoun... by adriveatrain on Monday February 11, 2019 @03:41AM (#19132910)
Suggesting people tweet "learn to code" at journalists wasn't specifically targeting Ben Popken
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