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Blogger Incites Outcry Over Twitter Harassment

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the welcome-to-the-intartubez dept.

CNet is reporting that one blogger has started an outcry about harassment as it applies to Twitter. While their written stance appears to support the safeguarding of abuse, Twitter appears to be waffling on the issue when it comes to the hard line of enforcement. "The final response to Waldman's complaint from Twitter co-founder Biz Stone asserted that "Twitter is a communication utility, not a mediator of content," and that "Twitter recognizes that it is not skilled at judging content disputes between individuals. Determining the line between update and insult is not something that Twitter, nor a crowd, would do well. Stone added that Twitter's team would continue talking about which situations were appropriate for account banning."

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  1. Sock puppets? by TheRaven64 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh, the other Twitter.

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    1. Re:Sock puppets? by The+Master+Control+P · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yeah, I kept trying to figure out why the summary referred to Twitter using "their," and why CNet would care enough to write a whole story about a schizophrenic forum troll...

    2. Re:Sock puppets? by cyphercell · · Score: 3, Funny

      Hi twitter! ~ Anonymous Coward is a well known twitter sock puppet.

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  2. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone? by jayhawk88 · · Score: 4, Funny

    What, was Max Power already taken?

  3. Harassment on Twitter: by 88NoSoup4U88 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I assume harassment on Twitter consists of pre-twittering someone's intention of going for a shit?

    Or is it being Twit-rolled

  4. Re:Self absorbed gobshites 2.0 by hyades1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I understand they're planning a somewhat less "me-centric" version of Twitter for people who still have room in their heads for at least one thought per day that isn't strictly related to themselves.

    I believe they're going to call it "Wanker".

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  5. ahm i know her problem by FudRucker · · Score: 2, Funny

    she is just twitterpated...

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  6. Inciting outrage? by thePowerOfGrayskull · · Score: 4, Funny

    One blogger whining about 'harassment' gets a few supporting comments on her post, and she's 'inciting outrage'?

    Must be a web 2.0 thing.

  7. Re:Self absorbed gobshites 2.0 by The+Good+Reverend · · Score: 3, Funny

    Who pissed in your corn flakes?

    Why do you care so much if other people use a web service, update their friends/family/strangers with important or unimportant facts, and generally have a presence on the web? Does it REALLY affect you so much that you have to rant about it online? Do you have to resort to personal attacks on someone whom you've never met, never read, and don't care about?

    I'll never understand the hate some people have about other people using the internet.

  8. Re:The problem is... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    And you are a misogynist.