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If you use Twitter (Original Post) Proud liberal 80 Oct 2020 OP
I use twitter but I have blocked tens of thousands of them. My timeline is troll free. onecaliberal Oct 2020 #1
I block them too, but Proud liberal 80 Oct 2020 #2
I can always go looking. I just don't want a spec of propaganda on my TL. onecaliberal Oct 2020 #4
True Proud liberal 80 Oct 2020 #6
No. I like Twitter. demmiblue Oct 2020 #3
Same. onecaliberal Oct 2020 #5
Me too. Fastest thing on the planet. And I have asbestos underwear. nolabear Oct 2020 #7
I only see ugly stuff if someone I follow likes it (usually an insult made to them and they want chowder66 Oct 2020 #8
 

Proud liberal 80

(4,392 posts)
2. I block them too, but
Tue Oct 27, 2020, 09:50 PM
Oct 2020

I like to see what’s trending...and they have gotten a lot of trash to trend

chowder66

(12,505 posts)
8. I only see ugly stuff if someone I follow likes it (usually an insult made to them and they want
Tue Oct 27, 2020, 10:52 PM
Oct 2020

people to see it) or if the people I follow reply to the person who tweets something ugly.

Otherwise, I don't see much of it at all. Granted I follow, scientists, politicians, reporters, certain twitter personalities, a tiny amount of celebs - speaking of which I need to check on Ed Asner and I only follow a very few unknown people who are most likely DU'ers.

All of my friends are on facebook but I don't do facebook and won't do it. Ever.

I guess I don't know how to see a bunch of nasty stuff.

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