Comments on: Twitter Trouble!

By: Stargazer

Stargazer — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:06:38 +0000

@Canageek: Twitter doesn't actually care what people post using their service. They only intervene when someone makes a very specific threat like "I will punch you in the face tomorrow at 8 pm in the mall" or something like that. They even didn't delete the account Mad Brew reported to them.

But I think this "Twitter Trouble", as I called it, is over for now. The impostor hasn't posted in quite a while, at least I am not aware of any new posts, so he either lost interest, someone stopped him or he's making new plans on how to annoy us.

By: Canageek

Canageek — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:15:56 +0000

I thought I posted this before, but I guess my cell didn't post it. "We can, however, intervene in the event of a specific violent threat, as explained on this page: http://help.twitter.com/forums/26257/entries/1579... and Andrew Modro said on 04-02-2010 "He’s still at it. I got hit with a DM from him and told the one he was apeing about it, but Echofon didn’t reply as a DM and he saw it, so I got an oh-so-scary threat." Doesn't that count as a threat you can report? .-= Canageek´s last blog ..A Thank You To @MassTwitFic =-.

By: Stargazer

Stargazer — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:28:15 +0000

It has been very quiet today. Either the guy lost interest in us or he's thinking about even more diabolical plans to make our lives hell! Who knows?

By: Mad Brew

Mad Brew — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:04:15 +0000

Well, Twitter support was no help for me. From Twitter: ------- coati, Feb 03 07:51 pm (PST): Hello, While we understand your frustration at being the subject of these written attacks, Twitter is a communications service provider rather than a content mediator. As a policy, we do not mediate disputes between users. We can, however, intervene in the event of a specific violent threat, as explained on this page: http://help.twitter.com/forums/26257/entries/1579... For all other issues, if you have previously engaged the user in question and were unable to reach a satisfactory resolution, we generally recommend that you block the user. This will prevent the user from following you and minimize any incentive to persist in their conduct. Please note that per our Terms of Service, users are solely responsible for the content that they provide. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. § 230, provides us with immunity from lawsuits based on such user-created content and we will vigorously defend against any claims brought against us. However, it is also our policy to give effect to a valid court order against a user in our capacity as a third party. Thanks for your understanding, and our apologies for being unable to assist you further. Sincerely, coati Twitter Trust and Safety ------ And even thought the account, http://twitter.com/michael__brewer is obviously spam, they have yet to kill it.... So, if any readers come across and would like to help, I ask that you go to that account and report it as spam. .-= Mad Brew´s last blog ..Nevermet Press is Reborn =-.

By: Stargazer

Stargazer — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:08:24 +0000

Thanks! At least the picture is RPG-related then.

By: Sven

Sven — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:06:51 +0000

Sorry for the trouble you are having.

BUT I love the picture you chose to go with this posting. LOL!

By: Marion Driessen

Marion Driessen — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:05:18 +0000

If I continue to get weird messages, I'll report them to the admins. At some point he will get tired of it. Sorry you and other innocents have to go through all this.

By: Stargazer

Stargazer — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:55:50 +0000

The problem is he creates new accounts all the time. It's actually hard work to get them all reported.

By: Marion Driessen

Marion Driessen — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:10:15 +0000

Ah don't worry, I simply blocked the idiot

By: Rob Lang

Rob Lang — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:13:49 +0000

I got one this morning but my male-ness kicked in and all I was thinking was "Ooooh, a girl sent me a message, how novel!" without actually registering the content! .-= Rob Lang´s last blog ..Roll your own in Cursed Life by Sean Wilt =-.

By: Abraham Neddermann

Abraham Neddermann — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:33:00 +0000

Yesterday I was surprised with all that, but when looking at it, it said:

@username: blablablabla…dont give money to @username666…

With the only difference being the 666…so i thought it was correct, since I didn't remember any username with those numbers…

By: Stargazer

Stargazer — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:22:36 +0000

The only thing we can do right now is wait until the guy gets bored of his sick little game or that either the police or Twitter does something to stop him.

By: Andrew Modro

Andrew Modro — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:19:59 +0000

He's still at it. I got hit with a DM from him and told the one he was apeing about it, but Echofon didn't reply as a DM and he saw it, so I got an oh-so-scary threat. .-= Andrew Modro´s last blog ..Interview with the AntiPaladins =-.

By: Canageek

Canageek — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:34:40 +0000

I've not seen anything recently, are the comments still ongoing? .-= Canageek´s last blog ..A Thank You To @MassTwitFic =-.

By: Daniel M. Perez

Daniel M. Perez — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:32:48 +0000

Yeah, I saw that. That's libel and an offense. I hope you can get some legal leverage going. .-= Daniel M. Perez´s last blog ..Commuting Stats for January =-.

By: Mad Brew

Mad Brew — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:25:54 +0000

Heh, did you get accused of being this? Michael__Brewer I filed a claim with Twitter too and I'm currently speaking with my local police to see about my options to subpoena Twitter for his IP address and related info. .-= Mad Brew´s last blog ..Is the iPad the Messiah of Roleplaying? =-.

By: Canageek

Canageek — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:04:25 +0000

I've gotten some tweets from those messages, they seem to be changing targets randomly, I think I got slandered in one, but I didn't really pay attention. I don't think you can track IP via a tweet, but read the documentation, the entire tweet format is there. From how it is acting I strongly suspect its automated, grabbing onto names & pictures at random, looking at who is tweeting who and moving along that way. .-= Canageek´s last blog ..A Thank You To @MassTwitFic =-.

By: Rob Lang

Rob Lang — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:50:50 +0000

You mean that PM declaring your love for me was false? Now I've broken up with my wife and I'm on my way to Germany for NOTHING? Technology can be cruel. Heartbreaker! Seriously, though, sorry to hear there has been some bad blood on Twitter. The community is strong enough to ride over the problem, though. Let us know what the resolution is. .-= Rob Lang´s last blog ..Roll your own in Cursed Life by Sean Wilt =-.

By: Stargazer

Stargazer — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:42:20 +0000

I've already filed a support ticket with Twitter and I know that @daneofwar has done the same. But alas they haven't solved the problem yet.

I've also read a few of the things he said about your late mom, that made me want to do some unpleasant things to him, too, trust me!

By: Daniel M. Perez

Daniel M. Perez — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:37:11 +0000

Yep, same here. Only @highmoon is me. The bastard is also using a picture of my late mom as the avatar on some accounts, which has me wanting to do some physical violence on him. If anyone knows how to track IP of a Twitter account, please speak up. .-= Daniel M. Perez´s last blog ..Commuting Stats for January =-.