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You don't have to tolerate Twitter. I've never been on Twitter in my life.
Here is your problem. The first question is, does Twitter, no matter how nosy they might be, have a duty to intervene?
I don't know what the Twitter police does, if they are looking for harassment, or on-line predators, they might not have a duty to intervene at all when someone is in distress no matter how severe.
Really? Harassment is of greater concern than a desperate youth in dire need of assistance?
You know what? Sometimes I really believe I am in an era I belong not; I had simply time traveled to wrong era or dimension or universe.
That's because you want what should be instead of what is.
If the twitter police are supposed to be looking out for harassment, that's the extent of their duty of care. They just have no duty of care to someone in some other kind of distress. It's not a matter of concern. It is a matter of legal obligation.
Try this. Someone is hired to clean up trash on the beach and required to report any dead whales, dolphins or seals that wash up. While they are so engaged, they observe someone screaming for help drowning in the waves. Is there a legal duty to call for help? The answer is no. They don't. Suppose the person is a certified lifeguard, does that mean there is a duty to help or call for help? The answer is no. They don't.
I suppose the answer to your question as to whether or not there is a case is no, you don't.
Everything you wrote above is typical response of robots. There is no true human that would see another human (regardless of ethnicity, nationality, race or creed) in distress and not reach out in some way.
I once chauffeured and remember instances I had to intervene to preserve others and never failed, though risky. An example:
1). I had picked up a group of four (2 males and 2 females) in front of club in Downtown Houston at about 2 AM. The males were alert, but both females were drunk. I just assumed all had gone out together. About midway to destination, one of the females slurringly asked me where we were headed. I gave her the western destination given by guys (whom I also remember dropping before with another set of females) and she protested:
"I live in the North part of town," she said.
"Your male friends gave me the address," I told her.
"These are not my friends! I just met them in the club. Please, take me home," she slurred.
The other female who appeared less drunk told me it was okay to continue to destination, seeing I had moved to right lane and was coming to a stop.
"No! I want to go home," the protesting female continued.
I pushed the emergency button in my commercial vehicle to activate camera and get company dispatch tracking me. I immediately drove to a manned security booth I had spotted ahead and stopped. I informed both males and willing female I was calling a second cab for them, but would take protesting female to her home and ordered them out. I asked for current displayed fare from guys less late night surcharge and waved goodbye. But as I started to drive away with protesting female, her friend ran to me and begged to come along. I let her in and as we drove away, I could see requested cab stopping by opportunists.
The most interesting facts in this case are that both males were very handsome and lived in an affluent community, and both females were college students and also lived in an upscale North Houston community.
Was it my business to intervene and preserve at least one of these silly females from predators?
YES! I strongly believe that I am always where God wants me to be for a reason, though most times I wish I was not. I may not have saved other victims of these particular predators, but on that specific day, a protesting female needed my help. And I am glad I was there to render help!
Long and short: A true human does not need green light or directive from anyone to reach out to another human in need.