Brianna Wu Quotes

I don't do social media. I'm not looking to get a death threat every time I miss a field goal. I'm just not going to put myself through that.

You can't chase everybody on the Internet who's saying stuff about you, that's for sure.

How an individual's reputation is protected online is too important and subtle a policy matter to be legislated by a high court, which is institutionally mismatched to the evolving intricacies of the online world.

Frankly, I don't want to let trolls into my life.

If it was up to me, I'd get rid of Twitter to stop the fake profiles and people saying and doing what they want.

I want to use the best technology we have at our disposal to begin to take on trolling and other nefarious tactics that give hostile voices disproportionate weight. To do everything we can to level the playing field.

The Internet is a blessing and a curse. I mean, it's a place where lots of people can express themselves, which is amazing, but it's a place where a lot of people can express themselves that probably should keep those expressions to themselves.

Throughout my career I have developed a thick skin against verbal abuse, justifying it as just 'part of the game' but the time has come for Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to consider regulating their channels, taking responsibility for protecting the mental health of users regardless of age, race, sex or income.

Every time I speak up about anything to do with women or ethnic minorities, hundreds of messages pour in to attempt to silence or frighten me.

With my upbringing and where I grew up, people slagged people. If you slagged them, they'd slag you back... I know it pales in comparison to genuine issues that people have got, but I've had people slagging my stuff off on my blog and my website for years.

I operate a pretty strict muting and blocking policy on Twitter.

I think the 'Predator' franchise has been great on a number of levels. When it comes to online safety for kids, and adults, I think we've raised awareness and created a dialogue that didn't exist three-and-a-half years ago. Clearly, it has resonated with viewers for a variety of reasons, and I'm attached to it.

I have gotten anti-Semitic mail pieces to my home that I have had to try to keep out of my children's eyes. I've gotten a lot. But whatever - this is what happens in the Internet age.

For all of the incredible messages I've received about how my visibility is helping people, those people who I follow on social media still receive daily death threats and the most derogatory, inhumane vitriol.

When it comes to things like social media, the only time I go crazy is when my kids get affected, like when they get someone stupid saying something ignorant to them about me because they are babies.

When it comes to letting kids out into dark alleys, we understand that they have things to steal. We need to understand that in online life, too.

To its credit, Twitter is at least making an effort to curb hate speech towards transgender people, training its staff how to respond.

If you are getting bullied online try not to let it affect you! I know it's hard but the more you act like you care, the more the person will keep bothering you.

In the physical world, we would never blame the victim of the assault for that assault taking place, but yet we do so all the time in the cyber world. I think that's completely misguided.

The real question is whether or not the communities that rule the Internet can make their spaces safer for users, especially women and minorities.

The only tweets I feel bad about are the fat-chick ones.

A big barrier to people getting help with online harassment is the general attitude either that it's not a real issue - that it's 'only' online - or that it's limited to someone saying they don't like you, and all of that stems from a basic misunderstanding of what we mean when we say 'online harassment.'

You have the right to free speech as an American - you have no right to use YouTube to do it. And the mobs that exist can form very quickly if they are offended by your presence there.

I get trolled. The usual stuff - sometimes it's homophobic, like gay hate.

I've been trying to reassert myself as a human and not just a current events story. I should not be the face of online harassment.