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by hayksaakian 4134 days ago
I don't mean to be cynical, but mass harassment is a problem for a very small percentage of twitter users.

From a business perspective what is the incentive for twitter to solve such a problem?
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nemo 4134 days ago
"From a business perspective what is the incentive for twitter to solve such a problem?"

From a business perspective, being perceived as a platform for trolls and harassment is really bad for the brand - even if its a minority of users who are causally throwing out rape threats and other abusive garbage at other users, they are incredibly toxic.

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MBCook 4134 days ago
Morals? Basic humanity? If you're platform is one of the largest online tools of harassment and death threats you have an issue.

It's only a matter of time before some lawsuits name them or they get investigated by AGs for negligence/willfully blindness.

Either way it DOES drive users away.

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