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"Limiting replies will likely lead to more hidden harassment as trolls DM the OP instead"

"Limiting visibility of your reply can be used for hidden harassment"

Am I missing something obvious or are these actually reasonable arguments against limiting replies or visibility?

Like...

- If someone DMs me some harassment, I report it, it gets taken down, they get blocked from my server.

- If someone replies with some harassment but makes their reply "followers only", I report it, it gets taken down, they get blocked from my server.

Do admins *habitually* scroll down a whole thread of replies to mass-block/-suspend harassing accounts, for convenience/efficiency, to the extent that these changes would negatively impact moderation?