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Blocked on twitter!

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recently · 03/01/2019 21:18

I rarely post on twitter although I do use my real nameon there. It has recently come to my attention though that I have been blocked by several posters tweeting on trans issues - weird, as I don't think I have even liked anything particularly controversial! Am I on a list? Should I not use my real name on twitter? I am a bit taken aback actually as I really seems so bizarre to ban someone who hasn't even said anything.

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Bittermints · 03/01/2019 21:38

Aimee Challenor boasted that the Challenors' terfblocker blocked 50000 accounts. One of the mass blocking tools, not sure which one, blocked a Brownie pack and (I think) a branch of Costa. Utter madness. They are tweeting into an echo chamber and think the general public agree with what they say.

userschmoozer · 03/01/2019 21:36

Being on a block list can't be used against you at work, and that comment is legally correct.
If you are concerned then delete any tweets you are worried about and start another account using a pseudonym like you do here.

OhHolyJesus · 03/01/2019 21:32

I'm actually considering posting to see if I get blocked. I'm worried it will stand against me for work in the future though. I have never posted a thing GC, I've mostly been criticising sea world from several years ago.

Can I ask what you posted OP? If I just write that a transwoman is a transwoman will I get blocked?

birdsdestiny · 03/01/2019 21:27

People checking their lists. Right side of history my arse.

Vegilante · 03/01/2019 21:26

I have a Twitter account but have never tweeted, liked a tweet or responded to one. Still, I'm also blocked by many of the TRAs. I can only conclude that the mass-blocking tools the TRAs use operate partially or largely based on whom you follow as well.

OnceUponAGiraffe · 03/01/2019 21:24

Me too. I’m easily identifiable and have liked a few gender critical posts.

We must be so scary to need to be blocked, us with our “likes”.

VickyEadie · 03/01/2019 21:21

It's use of 'terfblocker' - even some trans allies are falling foul of it, often by simply liking an innocuous post by someone who is already blocked by the terfblocker.

I mostly tweet on GC issues - but also follow some people in other areas of interest to me. If they were to like any of my relatively innocuous (not GC-related) tweets, they'd be likely to get terfblocked too.