Regardless of the inherent character limit, it is almost too easy to remove to the Twitter thread, you never have the intention to be part of. Both in return to someone or the same as a random action, “@Mentioned” can reduce slippery slopes that can even end with abuse. Twitter today does not have a function to improve this situation, even when it prohibits all forms of harassment. Fortunately, the privacy designer on social networks will come with the concept that is expected to be implemented to let users break away from conversations.
Although it often happens in a reply, anyone can mention your Twitter handle, and any replies that will automatically include you unless the author chooses to completely delete your handle. At present, there is no way for users to control their own grip and remove themselves from what can be toxic threads. It is different from Facebook, which has long allowed its users to activate themselves from photos or posts.
Dominic Camozzi’s Twitter privacy designer conceptualized a simple way to save themselves from such situations. Simple choices on tweets can immediately open themselves and eliminate unwanted attention that might be brought.
The concept, however, goes beyond retroactive removal. The idea is to also give users the choice of who can @Mention them, especially if it’s someone they don’t follow in the first place. Unfortunately, it still depends on the user first getting many things, in this case they are told about sudden activities.
