- Joined
- Apr 25, 2015
So, let's discuss and examine this trainwreck:
Heartmob describes itself as:
WHAT: After 18 months of planning, collaborating, and creating working prototypes, Hollaback! is launching HeartMob, a platform that provides real-time support to individuals experiencing online harassment - and gives bystanders concrete actions they can take to step in and save the day.
HOW: HeartMob allows users to easily report their harassment and maintain complete control over their story. Once reported, users will have the option of keeping their report private and cataloguing it in case it escalates, or they can make the report public. If they choose to make it public, they will be able to choose from a menu of options on how they want bystanders to support them, take action, or intervene. They will also be given extensive resources including: safety planning, materials on how to differentiate an empty threat from a real threat, online harassment laws and details on how to report their harassment to authorities (if requested), and referrals to other organizations that can provide counseling and legal services.
Bystanders looking to provide support will receive public requests, along with chosen actions of support. You can “have someone’s back” and know that you’re helping them out in a time of need while directly contributing to safer spaces online. HeartMob staff will review all messages and reports to ensure the platform remains safe and supportive.
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In other words, this looks to be the most naked and obvious "muh harassment" cashgrab yet. I guess it's gonna be a website where people can go to claim they've been harassed and others can pat them on the back? I guess? Anyways, people thought this was a good idea to the tune of a $20,989 kickstarter that just wrapped up two days ago, so I guess all we can really do is sit back and watch this stupidity go down.
The interesting bit is that you will be able to choose how bystanders "intervene" or "take action", so I guess that means you can tell other Heartmobbers to call the "harasser" a meanie or something? As far as I can tell, that's the only function of this website that, in theory, differs in anyway from a message board.
What does that even mean? What does any of this mean? Who the fuck knows but apparently people aren't interested in any of that and would rather just throw some money at them.
From the comments section:
How much money can Heartmob bilk out of morons in exchange for setting up a message board?
What will they do to stop people (i.e me) from submitting completely fictitious harassment complaints about my roommate in an attempt to flood her twitter with mentions when she plays her music too loud?
Will Heartmob get government-approved permission to override message board moderators?
Will there be a turfwar between Crashoverride, Zoe Quinn's "anti-harassment" collective and the Heartmobbers?
What the fuck are they actually trying to do other than post some .pdfs about not getting offended on twitter?
This one is gonna be a slow burn, but I predict hilarity.
Heartmob describes itself as:
WHAT: After 18 months of planning, collaborating, and creating working prototypes, Hollaback! is launching HeartMob, a platform that provides real-time support to individuals experiencing online harassment - and gives bystanders concrete actions they can take to step in and save the day.
HOW: HeartMob allows users to easily report their harassment and maintain complete control over their story. Once reported, users will have the option of keeping their report private and cataloguing it in case it escalates, or they can make the report public. If they choose to make it public, they will be able to choose from a menu of options on how they want bystanders to support them, take action, or intervene. They will also be given extensive resources including: safety planning, materials on how to differentiate an empty threat from a real threat, online harassment laws and details on how to report their harassment to authorities (if requested), and referrals to other organizations that can provide counseling and legal services.
Bystanders looking to provide support will receive public requests, along with chosen actions of support. You can “have someone’s back” and know that you’re helping them out in a time of need while directly contributing to safer spaces online. HeartMob staff will review all messages and reports to ensure the platform remains safe and supportive.
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In other words, this looks to be the most naked and obvious "muh harassment" cashgrab yet. I guess it's gonna be a website where people can go to claim they've been harassed and others can pat them on the back? I guess? Anyways, people thought this was a good idea to the tune of a $20,989 kickstarter that just wrapped up two days ago, so I guess all we can really do is sit back and watch this stupidity go down.
The interesting bit is that you will be able to choose how bystanders "intervene" or "take action", so I guess that means you can tell other Heartmobbers to call the "harasser" a meanie or something? As far as I can tell, that's the only function of this website that, in theory, differs in anyway from a message board.
What does that even mean? What does any of this mean? Who the fuck knows but apparently people aren't interested in any of that and would rather just throw some money at them.
From the comments section:
How much money can Heartmob bilk out of morons in exchange for setting up a message board?
What will they do to stop people (i.e me) from submitting completely fictitious harassment complaints about my roommate in an attempt to flood her twitter with mentions when she plays her music too loud?
Will Heartmob get government-approved permission to override message board moderators?
Will there be a turfwar between Crashoverride, Zoe Quinn's "anti-harassment" collective and the Heartmobbers?
What the fuck are they actually trying to do other than post some .pdfs about not getting offended on twitter?
This one is gonna be a slow burn, but I predict hilarity.
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