> If, for example, someone's mass tweeting at me via their followers (e.g. a blogger who dislikes me and posts my twitter handle), I'm going to be in a much better position if I turn off Twitter notifications for awhile than I would be if I let the notifications continue to show up on my phone.
Yes, when someone makes a death threat it's good if you stay away from the windows and hire bodyguards to check the car for bombs.
> there are two things at work here. Are you suggesting people shouldn't be allowed to spam someone else?
Denial of service attacks should carry some consequence.
> Or are you suggesting that people shouldn't be allowed to say harassing things to other people?
Depends on the severity and frequency of the harassment.
Yes, when someone makes a death threat it's good if you stay away from the windows and hire bodyguards to check the car for bombs.
> there are two things at work here. Are you suggesting people shouldn't be allowed to spam someone else?
Denial of service attacks should carry some consequence.
> Or are you suggesting that people shouldn't be allowed to say harassing things to other people?
Depends on the severity and frequency of the harassment.