Should we rethink the politics of ‘blocking’?

Jillian C. York ContributorShare on Twitter Jillian C. York is the director for international freedom of expression at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.Years ago, I wrote a piece criticizing a cover story by a well-known writer and political commentator that I’d met a few times, with whom I’d occasionally sparred on Twitter. The piece wasn’t merely a representation of my own views, but pulled in snarky tweets from other journalists disparaging her work too. It was a pile-on,