@Forkboy wrote:
Interesting read. That looks on par with what's happening out in the "real world". It's at least comparable to the numbers I've seen on workplace harassment in Belgium. Interestingly that study also shows that half of the people who are harassed know the perpetrator which is in stark contrast to the image of on-line harassment as mostly drive-by harassment by strangers.
I don't think algorithmically determining wether or not messages get to go through is minor. That disempowers both the sender and the receiver and creates precedent for Twitter determining what you get to see instead of the user (à la Facebook.)
I know the police have a bad reputation in the US, especially lately in light of all the incidents but in most reports I've seen from people like Anita Sarkesian, Brianna Wu etc. seemed to be thankful for the police/FBI handling of the threats against them. If there is any serious imminent physical threat they have to be involved anyway. I find the easy dismissal of the idea quite cynical.