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PHP 7.4+ 471PHP Since Aug 10Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/codemasher/TERFBLOCKER5000)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/codemasher/terfblocker5000)[ RSS](/packages/codemasher-terfblocker5000/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (1)Used By (0) TERFBLOCKER5000 =============== [](#terfblocker5000) ### Improve your twitter experience by mass blocking TERFs etc. [](#improve-your-twitter-experience-by-mass-blocking-terfs-etc) TERFs - Trans Exclusionary Radical "Feminists" - are a rather nasty, predominantly (but not limited to) british phenomenon, a [fascist](https://twitter.com/evan_greer/status/1435270525249626123) [trend](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2021/oct/23/judith-butler-gender-ideology-backlash) as Judith Butler called it. They pretend to "fight for the rights of woman and girls" but in reality they spread hate and misinformation about trans people. They come in different flavors from "concerned mother" to [outright terrorist](https://twitter.com/christapeterso/status/1455574098717913096) and - much like their [alt-right buddies](https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Alt-right_glossary) - they use a lot of [dog whistles](https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/TERF_glossary), which is where *TERFBLOCKER5000* steps in. *TERFBLOCKER5000* scans the user profiles (display name, bio and location) and filters them against a [word list](https://github.com/codemasher/TERFBLOCKER5000/blob/main/config/wordlist.php). Of course it's not perfect, but it catches the majority of the most hateful accounts (~2% of the 1,8 million scanned accounts in the test environment - [get a taste of the vogon poetry](https://gist.github.com/codemasher/8e15e8238bd9e18230ff031a1e87ec8b)). 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