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55,000 Sign Twitter Abuse Petition After Jane Austen Campaigner Threats
AlistairCharlton writes "A petition campaigning for Twitter to improve its measures against online abuse has received more than 55,000 signatures in two days. The petition was set up in support of feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez, who faced a torrent of abusive tweets, including threats to rape and kill her, after successfully campaigning for a woman's picture to appear on a banknote; Jane Austen will appear on £10 notes from 2017."
Why isn't parent modded up? I hate that asshole Zimmerman as much as the next person, but the quality that makes us civilized is that we apply our high-falutin' standards regardless of the subject.
Come on people, you can describe Zimmerman in the most vile terms to express your opinion of him - what does it add to your position (and credibility) if you also threaten to kill him?
I honestly think that what people like you have done to Jane Austen's work is worse than book burning.
Her work no longer exists as just her work.
Facts are harder to spot than just listening to the bullet points the media throws out at you.
Why is it so hard to only have politicians for a few years, then have them go away?
The problem is, we are really only hearing about this because its a female, which adds some meta to the mix. Men get death threats ALL THE TIME, no one suggests we hunt down the perps for them.
Good-bye