WP-PAT-Twitter Facilitator Plugin

Predator Alert Tool for Twitter empowers you to document harassment on Twitter and alert others about predatory users. What constitutes “predatory” is entirely up to you; the software makes no claim as to what behavior hurts you. Predator Alert Tool for Twitter can be used to, for example, flag trolls, warn your followers about rapists, or to expose cops and snitches who use social media. Moreover, what you share can not be censored or removed by Twitter itself because Twitter is never informed of your report.

Predator Alert Tool for Twitter is part of an Internet-wide anti-abuse effort:

The “report abuse” button on websites shouldn’t go to the site admins. It should go to the rest of the user community.

This plugin implements the public domain Predator Alert Tool for Twitter server component as a WordPress plugin, turning your blog into a “PAT-Twitter facilitator” so you can help protect your community from the people who threaten or harm you.

Currently, the plugin provides only those functions available in the standard component, but patches to extend that functionality are welcome.

Want WP-PAT-Twitter in your language? Join our team of translators!

Credits

Maintaining this plugin is a labor of love. However, if you like it, please consider making a donation for your use of the plugin, purchasing one of Meitar’s web development books or, better yet, contributing directly to Meitar’s Cyberbusking fund. Donations of food, in particular, are greatly appreciated.

Follow these steps to get your seed exchange website up and running quickly:

1. Put the wp-pat-twitter folder in your /wp-content/plugins/ folder.
2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress.
3. Enter your Twitter API key and Twitter API secret in the plugin’s “Settings” screen.
4. Invite your friends to create an account on your website to use the Predator Alert Tool for Twitter facilitator you’re now running.

See also:

• Predator Alert Tool for Twitter README on Github

1. 

   After installing Predator Alert Tool for Twitter, create and paste your Twitter API key and secret into its settings screen.

Version 0.1

• Initial public release.