Anti-Gun People want to be able to block pro-gun people from twitter!
#GunBullies routinely, everyday threaten physical and sexual violence, disrespect boundaries, harass and stalk peaceful users of Twitter and the block feature does not block anywhere except Interactions feed and direct messaging.
This is wrong. Not only is it wrong, it is dangerous and could result in serious harm.
Reporting tweets rarely does anything, adds great time delay and leaves victims vulnerable with no recourse other than to not use Twitter. Peaceful and loyal users of Twitter should have the option of a one click block that is effective site-wide as they do on other social sites.
Funny that’s not how I remember that happening…
Also given this anti-rights overstep, if you think the gun nuts are “threatening physical and sexual violence” get them blocked from the site completely and file charges.
Meanwhile the #gunbullies will be discussing the issues, presenting facts, and bringing new minds into the cause…while the anti-rights people make dick jokes, stalk, harass, and make veiled threats.
Its called Psychological Projection!
Twitter has a system for reporting “physical and sexual violence”, and they make it pretty easy to get to.
They also make it abundantly clear that if people are genuinely in fear for their safety/security, those people should contact their local law enforcement agency and proceed accordingly.
The idiot behind that “petition” is just angry that people like me can still see – and comment on – his tweets, despite his blocking me, but he does not really understand that is exactly how the Twitter block system is supposed to work – it hides my tweets from him, but not his tweets from me.
Of course, this is the same idiot who claims gun owners are not “deserving” of their wives and girlfriends. Never mind that my wife is smart enough to make her own decisions, and never mind that there are female – and homosexual – gun owners. He is not the sharpest cookie in the shed.
Also, all the tweets I read are WITHOUT a twitter account.
Yeah, that is the other hitch – log out, and you can see everything.
The simple solution is for the moron in question to “protect” his account – it blocks anyone who he has not approved from seeing his tweets.