Date: February 12, 2016
01) [Internet] WTF is Twitter’s Trust & Safety Council?
“Twitter Trust & Safety Council….just one more way that Jack Dorsey has lost control of the social media platform, and proof of its inevitable demise. Which sucks, cause I love twitter.”
02) Announcing the Twitter Trust & Safety Council
03) Members List
“We’re committed to building a safer Twitter.”
Now…believe me…I’ve seen and experienced some extreme, messed up behavior in my time online…including on Twitter.
…I’ve personally been told I should join ISIS, and rape goats…amongst other things…I’ve also seen unedited footage, of a man being murdered [presumably by an ISIS terrorist], via a chainsaw to the neck…That one, was aimed at another MAP [Minor Attracted Person]…And there are quite a few blatant pieces of propaganda, dehumanizing MAPs and calling for our violent murder [amongst other forms of violence]…It’s openly available on Twitter…
…So, even though I’ve grown accustomed to living in a world, where MAPs are not a protected class, and where we have to grow thick skin and distance [numb] ourselves to the savage world around us…I’m all to aware, that dehumanization, death threats, terrorism and torment is running rampant [including on Twitter]…and there really should be something done about it…If Twitter is a business of integrity, then they should focus on cleaning this problem up…
To be clear…I make distinctions between people who are simply disagreeing with MAPs [and expressing a contrary viewpoint]…as opposed to those who either explicitly make, or strongly imply, any threat of injury against a MAP…or those who are just gratuitously abusive, dehumanizing, libelous and defaming towards MAPs.
Simple conversation is free speech…Actively attempting to torment another human being [including MAPs], and stifle their ability to communicate and associate freely, is not any form of free speech…and it deserves no protection, anywhere.
I can appreciate the strong stance Twitter has taken, against people using their venue to abuse and threaten others.
…I do get a bit uneasy about it, however, when we start seeing the formation of community councils…who are going to brainstorm, and come up with community rules and standards…
I’ve seen enough online resources go down the drain, when “the right thinkers” seize control…and decide they are “the new sheriff in town”…and it’s never a pretty picture.
…I’ve suffered a lot of down right mean abuse and discrimination at the hands of administration [at major, online resources most people take for granted]…all for thinking outside of the box, and expressing myself accordingly…for being truthful and sincerely honest…For being a pedosexual, who is completely human…
…I don’t much care to see anything that looks or sounds like thought police, cropping up on resources I have a long history of using…
Twitter, itself, has been decent to me so far…And it’s been six or seven years, I’ve been with this website…Aside from a few screwballs, there really haven’t been any serious problems…And I think I’ve been just about as model a Twitter user, as one could hope to encounter…Plus, the service and community connection I’ve found on Twitter, is valuable to me…So, I don’t want anything messing that up…I’ve put a lot into my Twitter account, even if it is an offshoot of my blog. It’s an important resource to me.
