[warrenm]

> People have to opt-in to you on Twitter. It's impossible to be a tyrant on Twitter, you cannot compel people to pay attention to you there.

You can't "compel people to pay attention to you" on Reddit (or HN, Facebook, etc) either

Mute/block/ban exists on pretty much every social media platform (with the possible exception of HN (at least - I've never seen it hereon))

[Sunspark]

The way reddit implemented the block is very interesting also.

If you wish to control a conversation in some sort of strange manner, all you need to do is state something outrageous and plainly wrong, and then block the other person arguing with you. It makes you look like you got the last word because they can't respond and your comment stays up.

[warrenm]

It's kinda similar to Facebook - I block Joe Schmoe, but people who haven't blocked him (or me) can still see whatever it is he wrote