Merchant Tutorials Blog
27Jan/09

What do you think about foul language on Twitter?

OKAY! I could not find a working WordPress Survey plugin! So I put it on Survey Monkey. Please respond and share if you're a Twitter user:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=yH_2bonza32LG6Hr4Dr6p6gg_3d_3d

Results as of January 30, 2009:

1. How do you feel about Tweets with foul language?

  • 40% I am fine with it.
  • 6.7% I am fine with it and use it regularly.
  • 0% I'm offended but still follow.
  • 0% I'm offended and unfollow when I see it.
  • 53.3% It depends on the severity and/or frequency of the foul language. I might unfollow if bad enough.

2. Should Twitter or a third party Twitter app allow a filter or word-replacement function?

  • 53.3% Don't be silly. Censorship has no place on Twitter. People can unfollow if they don't like it.
  • 6.7% I'd be interested in an option in Twitter or third party app.
  • 6.7% Twitter should filter foul language automatically for everyone to protect the children.
  • 33.3% I don't care if someone makes an option. I wouldn't use it.
  • 0% If a filter option existed, I'd stop using Twitter.

If you haven't responded, please respond as the more data, the better.