World Lesbian gay bi and trans people face death #threats every day on Twitter.

Lesbian and gay people are facing storms of anti-gay death threats on Twitter Call on Twitter to crack down on online threats Dear Luc, Lesbian, gay, bi and trans people face death threats every day on Twitter. I know because it’s happened to me: last week someone tweeted at me that I deserved to die of AIDS. And I’m not alone: two high profile lesbians quit Twitter recently because of all the threats. You might think trolls are just normal on the internet. But actually, big web companies have a responsibility to protect their users.Twitter has announced that they will do more: a huge global petition will show them they need to really prioritise it. Will you join me in calling on Twitter to fix the way it deals with hateful online abuse? Sign now:go.allout.org/en/a/twitter-trolls I received a torrent of anti-gay abuse on Sunday after tweeting that I’d been slapped by a councillor from the UK Independence Party. I reported hundreds of hateful messages to Twitter, but only got automated replies back. They could’ve done more to make me feel safe. Twitter should post to say when they’re investigating an account, so victims can retweet it to curb viral hate storms. And they need to make it easier for people to report abuse to the police. I'd like Twitter to meet with me personally to hear how they could've done better in my case. Call on Twitter to make these fixes:go.allout.org/en/a/twitter-trolls Twitter has the highest levels of abuse compared to other social networks, with women particularly targeted. Sexism, homophobia and rape threats are common. Food blogger Jack Monroe and TV presenter Sue Perkins both quit Twitter recently because they felt so unsafe. Twitter’s Chief Executive has said: “we suck at dealing with abuse and trolls”. They know that there is a business case for improving and they announced new features this week. But we need to keep up the public pressure until we see improvements in people's actual experience of Twitter. We need a global outcry to show them that this matters to thousands of people. 70,000 of us got behind All Out member Mirjam in March when she was banned from kissing her girlfriend on a train platform. We got train company Thalys to denounce homophobia and commit to revamping their equality training for all staff. Now let’s push Twitter to better protect lesbian, gay, bi and trans people. Sign now: go.allout.org/en/a/twitter-trolls Thanks for going All Out, David Braniff-Herbert, All Out member (@the_dbh) P.S. All Out's member-funded – that means every individual donation goes to powering groundbreaking global campaigns. It also means governments and corporations can't tell us what to do because we won't take their money. If we want to be 100% independent, run on individual donations AND change lives by funding amazing, grassroots groups on the ground – we all need to chip in now: go.allout.org/en/a/ps-donate     SOURCES: Gay rights campaigner slapped by UKIP councillor then abused on Twitter - Pink News, 19 April 2015 Twitter CEO Admits 'We Suck At Dealing With Abuse' - Huffington Post, 5 February 2015 Jack Monroe quits Twitter over homophobic abuse - The Guardian, 18 April 2015 Study finds 88% of discriminatory posts come through Twitter - The Guardian, 16 April 2015 Twitter announces crackdown on abuse with new filter and tighter rules - The Guardian, 21 April 2015

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