Reply to: This whole Twitter troll rape threat thing

[minestrone]

I see Mary Beard got a bomb threat and not a rape threat.

[Churchill]

I disagree, normal person + anonymity = anonymous normal person. Total twunt masquerading as a normal person in real life + anonymity = total twunt unleashed. I don't think it's showing a distorted view of the person, I think for once the mask has slipped and we see what nasty scumbags some people are.

Which is pretty depressing really

Funny that, I see two publicity seeking tarts.

[NickFitz]

I will no longer use twitter until they can filter out harassment and I hope the advertisers will also stop advertising on twitter. I do not want my professional image to be associated with this troll site

You might as well say you will no longer use the WWW because of 4chan. If your Twitter account is associated with the kind of account that does this stuff, then you're either following the wrong people, or you're failing to block the wrong people when they follow you. If, on the other hand, you're suggesting that the mere fact of having a Twitter account somehow associates you with harassment perpetrated by others, then @Pontifex can't be looking too good either.

[Old Greg]

So how far does it have to go before you feel action is needed?

There's a bit of a difference between some anon hardman trashtalking in an online game as illustrated by this very informative graph

Compared with a direct threat after, as mentioned in NF's link, your personal details inc address have been posted online by some lowlife.

There's a marked difference between "I hope your kids get cancer" and "I'll be seeing your kids outside <insert accurate primary school name here>"

Both are stupid things to say but one is decidedly darker IMHO.

And I expect the threat is a crime.

[Pondlife]

I agree it is depressing but it is just so easy to ignore

So how far does it have to go before you feel action is needed?

There's a bit of a difference between some anon hardman trashtalking in an online game as illustrated by this very informative graph

Compared with a direct threat after, as mentioned in NF's link, your personal details inc address have been posted online by some lowlife.

There's a marked difference between "I hope your kids get cancer" and "I'll be seeing your kids outside <insert accurate primary school name here>"

Both are stupid things to say but one is decidedly darker IMHO.

[Brussels Slumdog]

But yet you are happy to be seen on here?

Brussels Slumdog and my real name which is linked to my professional image are not the same image

[SimonMac]

I will no longer use twitter until they can filter out harassment and I hope the advertisers will also stop advertising on twitter. I do not want my professional image to be associated with this troll sight

But yet you are happy to be seen on here?

[Brussels Slumdog]

No more twittering

I will no longer use twitter until they can filter out harassment and I hope the advertisers will also stop advertising on twitter. I do not want my professional image to be associated with this troll site

[original PM]

So is that how things are now then perhaps ?
Gone are the days when people would react to something by just saying "You're talking tulip" or "you bastard, you killed me".
Things have developed so people now throw out remarks like "I'm going to rape you" or "I hope your mother dies" as a flippant comment.

That really IS depressing.

I agree it is depressing but it is just so easy to ignore

[minestrone]

There is no way twitter want to get involved with this, as soon as they put in a report button it will be used like crazy, also then twitter become partially responsible for content and blame can be put on them.

They will just make some noises in agreement until it all blows over.

[rhubarb]

yes but its just letters arranged in such a way as to make offensive words.

it means nothing

So is that how things are now then perhaps ?
Gone are the days when people would react to something by just saying "You're talking tulip" or "you bastard, you killed me".
Things have developed so people now throw out remarks like "I'm going to rape you" or "I hope your mother dies" as a flippant comment.

That really IS depressing.

[Old Greg]

yes but its just letters arranged in such a way as to make offensive words.

it means nothing

Words do mean something. That's the purpose of arranging the letters.

HTH

[Bunk]

yes but its just letters arranged in such a way as to make offensive words.

it means nothing

That's not really an argument. Any hate speech is just sounds coming out of someone's mouth, or letters on a page or sign, but we still don't allow it. Why should Twitter be exempt?

[original PM]

yes but its just letters arranged in such a way as to make offensive words.

it means nothing

[rhubarb]

I disagree, normal person + anonymity = anonymous normal person. Total twunt masquerading as a normal person in real life + anonymity = total twunt unleashed. I don't think it's showing a distorted view of the person, I think for once the mask has slipped and we see what nasty scumbags some people are.

Which is pretty depressing really

Have to agree with this too.
I was playing Arma2 Wasteland last night, some guy got killed by another player and he sent a message straight away saying, "**** you man, I'm a gonna rape your mom".
last week, I killed some guy twice so he then said to me "I hope your mother contracts lung cancer". He thought about it for a few seconds and came back with "terminal".

It IS pretty depressing.