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What if social media platforms offered instant extra protection & support to users bombarded by cyber mobs? Together w/@PENAmerica & the Coalition Against Online Violence, we're calling on @Twitter to #FightOnlineAbuseNow by building an SOS feature: https://buff.ly/2Xkltv6

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ICYMI: We spoke with author @stevenreigns about his new book A QUILT FOR DAVID, his writing process, how writers can affect resistance movements, and more for this week’s #PENTen interview. https://pen.org/the-pen-ten-steven-reigns/

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dante_russoDante Russo@dante_russo·
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What if social media platforms detected & siloed abusive content so you didn't have to see it unless you chose to? Together w/@PENAmerica & the Coalition Against #OnlineViolence, we're calling on @Twitter to #FightOnlineAbuseNow: https://bit.ly/2U0PTR2

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