Block Party Aims to Be a 'Spam Folder' for Social Media Harassment

Re:Block Party Aims to Be a 'Spam Folder' for Social Media H... by lunatuna on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @06:42PM (#26244605)

Why not just walk away from all this garbage. Social media is trash. It can't help but be trash. Reddit, Twitter, FB is just dumpster diving in stolen and recycled garbage to only find the occasional nugget of something original and interesting. If you need an app on top of your app to manage your emotions you're going down the wrong path. You're headed for sewage plant.

This whole things sounds like a Fat Bastard:

I can't stop eating. I eat because I'm unhappy, and I'm unhappy because I eat. It's a vicious cycle. Now, if you'll excuse me, there's someone I'd like to get in touch with and forgive... myself.

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Re:Block Party Aims to Be a 'Spam Folder' for Social Media H... by hellomyguys on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @07:26PM (#26244950)

I also have a feeling that having any sort of reach on these platforms inherently invites toxic behavior, but I think it is important to consider that certain groups often face more toxic behavior than others. And with that in mind, I think it is admirable to try and make these internet services less toxic for those groups.

For better or for worse social media can provide a lot of social capital and real capital.

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Re:Block Party Aims to Be a 'Spam Folder' for Social Media H... by abadcwm on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @06:47PM (#26244644)

It's deliberately made to be addictive too. These social media sites really need to be heavily regulated, with that in mind. Preferably out of existence.

A global ban on internet advertising, if it were possible, would probably be one of the few solutions to all of this mess that attacks the root cause.

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