Is the use of "@" really the difference between harassment and just calling someone out? That seems like a pretty thin line to be honest. I presume he can't even use the @ for his favorite targets, since blocking someone prevents you from @'ing them, doesn't it?
I mean, the people following his various crusades will inevitably know who he's talking about whether or not he uses proper Twitter syntax. Most of the time they probably are just watching his videos rather than following his Tweets, so it's not like they really need to be specifically directed to a particular Twitter handle.
I approve of his banning, but it's unclear to me at what point you have to hold a media personality responsible for the actions of their followers. If someone sincerely asks that you stop laying into them over petty shit then you almost certainly should.
Jeremy is claiming this the @ differentiates whether his bullying is targeted or not. Or at least I think that's what he's arguing, like I said he reads his own tweets where he names people and in the same breath says they're not targeted.
I agree that that's insane, he's being purposefully dense and anyone who somehow buys that argument is stupid. I don't see why he bothers with statements like that, the people who are behind are behind him, and people who aren't won't be swayed by his whining nonsense.
And people who harass others with full knowledge that their fan base will carry things farther even if they don't overtly request them to should absolutely be responsible for the fallout.