Comments on: Social Media and Harassment http://www.juliansanchez.com/2008/05/26/social-media-and-harassment/ Just another geek in the geek kingdom Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:57:33 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: PJ Doland http://www.juliansanchez.com/2008/05/26/social-media-and-harassment/comment-page-1/#comment-4584 PJ Doland Mon, 26 May 2008 23:14:54 +0000 http://www.juliansanchez.com/?p=2394#comment-4584 I found the whole Ariel Waldman allegation a little fishy. She is employed as the community manager for Pownce (Twitter's largest competitor). I found the whole Ariel Waldman allegation a little fishy. She is employed as the community manager for Pownce (Twitter’s largest competitor).

]]> By: Julian Sanchez http://www.juliansanchez.com/2008/05/26/social-media-and-harassment/comment-page-1/#comment-4578 Julian Sanchez Mon, 26 May 2008 17:47:26 +0000 http://www.juliansanchez.com/?p=2394#comment-4578 I didn't claim anybody <em>was</em> regarding Twitter as complicit; I said they thought it was an unconscionable failure to protect their users, which is more or less the same thing you're saying. Also, as I say above, while I don't mean this as a defense of whoever wrote those messages, I don't think it's remotely clear that "harassment" is the right way to describe the situation. I didn’t claim anybody was regarding Twitter as complicit; I said they thought it was an unconscionable failure to protect their users, which is more or less the same thing you’re saying. Also, as I say above, while I don’t mean this as a defense of whoever wrote those messages, I don’t think it’s remotely clear that “harassment” is the right way to describe the situation.

]]> By: Tybalt http://www.juliansanchez.com/2008/05/26/social-media-and-harassment/comment-page-1/#comment-4577 Tybalt Mon, 26 May 2008 17:41:00 +0000 http://www.juliansanchez.com/?p=2394#comment-4577 Most of the responses I have seen, Julian do not imply that Twitter is complicit in the harrassment. They merely indicate a widespread revulsion for a service that will aggressively police its users (as Twitter will do if advised of, say, a trademark issue) but won't do so in a clear case of harrassment. The widely preferred solution that people are suggesting is, "people shouldn't use Twitter", and that's a pretty reasonable conclusion to draw in my view. I'd note here that Twitter's not a common carrier. They get, and deserve, no protection or shield from liability for harmful statements delivered using Twitter. Especially when they are made aware of the existence thereof. Most of the responses I have seen, Julian do not imply that Twitter is complicit in the harrassment. They merely indicate a widespread revulsion for a service that will aggressively police its users (as Twitter will do if advised of, say, a trademark issue) but won’t do so in a clear case of harrassment.

The widely preferred solution that people are suggesting is, “people shouldn’t use Twitter”, and that’s a pretty reasonable conclusion to draw in my view.

I’d note here that Twitter’s not a common carrier. They get, and deserve, no protection or shield from liability for harmful statements delivered using Twitter. Especially when they are made aware of the existence thereof.

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