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by adriveatrain 2693 days ago
They didn't extend such protections to schoolchild Nick Sandmann

"#MAGAkids go screaming, hats first, into the woodchipper"
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untog 2692 days ago
Probably because there was no coordinated harassment campaign, and he isn't even on Twitter. But sure, keep up the false equivalence.
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adriveatrain 2692 days ago
Who was co-ordinating the tweeting of "Learn to code" at Ben Popken?

Perhaps I can put it another way

"I don’t believe that we can afford to take a neutral stance anymore. I don’t believe that we should optimize for neutrality." - Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Feb 5 2019

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untog 2692 days ago
4chan. I mean, the threads are all public, it seems exceptionally stupid to claim it wasn't happening.
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adriveatrain 2691 days ago
What would you call this highly publicised and still present Tweet from CNN presenter, Kathy Griffin, I wonder [1]

> Name these kids. I want NAMES. Shame them. If you think these fuckers wouldn’t dox you in a heartbeat, think again.

[1] https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/1086927762634399744

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untog 2691 days ago
I would call it a single abusive tweet. Not a coordinated campaign, not specifically targeted at any Twitter user.

This isn't complex.

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adriveatrain 2691 days ago
Suggesting people tweet "learn to code" at journalists wasn't specifically targeting Ben Popken
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adriveatrain 2692 days ago
And he got 1 response.

Not very effective.

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