if you are on twitter, some advice.

[mopinko]

block, block, block.
block the trolls, block that ads.
the ppl making money there are at our mercy. they get paid by the click.
if they get blocked by too many ppl, they lose their gigs.

[Fla Dem]

1. Thanks, great suggestion.

[AKwannabe]

2. My advice would be to QUIT

Duh

[mopinko]

5. what is this 'quit' of which u speak?

is that a word in english? what does it mean?

[AKwannabe]

7. Haha

Just joining your advice column.

Pretty sure EVERYONE knows what I mean but won’t heed the advice because they LIKE TO LOOK AT TRAINWRECKS

Duh

[mopinko]

12. nah. i control my feeds. i brook no nonsense.

these sites are what you make them. even this one.
i dont suffer fools gladly, online and off.

[area51]

17. Same here. n/t

[d_r]

6. +1

[Elessar Zappa]

9. Why quit?

Why should right wingers be the only ones on a hugely influential platform?

[mopinko]

14. i never walk away from a fight.

in my genes.

[W_HAMILTON]

18. If right wingers are the only ones on it, it won't be "hugely influential" for long.

[Elessar Zappa]

19. But apolitical people will still use it for other reasons

and the only political stuff they’ll see will be right wing hate.

[W_HAMILTON]

20. Not for long.

If it becomes a right wing cesspool, they will migrate to other forums, many of which they are probably already a part of (Instagram, TikTok, etc.); furthermore, these competitor forums will probably change their offerings to make it even easier to grab these away users (e.g., allowing more text-based only communication).

[samnsara]

3. thats all i do on twitter is identify and block trolls

[mopinko]

4. i have a long ignore list here, too.

anybody gettin paid by the click gets not one penny from me.

[AKwannabe]

8. Great way to spend your time

Lol

[MineralMan]

10. I quit Twitter this morning.

No more for me, thanks.

[BlueIdaho]

11. Better yet - walk away.

If you’re not there you can’t be used to calculate their rates.

[mopinko]

13. nope.

if it becomes fee, i'm gone. but as long as it's free, i refuse to cede the battlefield.

[BlueIdaho]

15. It's not free...

In this model you and your privacy are the product being sold.

[TiredGenXFemme]

16. Good advice. 👍