Technology

This is going to get buried, but I think it's important to note that block on twitter (unlike on most platforms) works both ways. You can still mute an account, and you won't see any of their content or mentions.

By removing block, it means you can no longer block a person from following you, but you can still prevent seeing their stuff. After all - all that person has to do see your public tweets is open an incognito browser window, and view your profile. If you have a private profile, none of this applies to begin with. So in that sense, I agree with Elon - block in its current form on twitter makes no sense.

Edit: Responding directly onto your posts - good point, I hadn't considered that. It's partially circumvented by changing the setting so can comment on your posts, but I agree that's more effort. For all the other things though - if you block someone now they can just take a screenshot of your tweet and comment on that.

Such an incredibly stupid idea

You’re going to hear his dumb thoughts whether you want to or not.

Musk is intentionally killing twitter confirmed. First he tried to tank its value and retract his buy offer but was forced in to the purchase by the SEC. So now he's just playing the long game by killing it step by step with his own hands.

I am so glad I ditched twitter when Musk took over. Blocking abusive people is a critical function on that cesspool of a social medium.

He was probably the most blocked user on Twitter

I think this is what's gonna finally end it for Twitter. There has already been a huge increase in harassment/hate, and if people can't block other users spewing that shit, they will actually leave this time

He's probably having a fit over everyone blocking him from their feeds

Holy shit. The block feature was the only function that actually worked when dealing with trolls and assholes.

Remove that feature, and the remaining Queer and POC communities are going to be forced off the platform due to the abuse they will not be able to block.

I suspect this is mainly because people with the Blue checks keep crying about getting blocked.

I blocked elon musk long time ago...

I havnt logged into twitter since he bought it though. Cant remember if i dleeted my user

Blocking makes perfect sense

So no one will be able to stop the firehose of neonazi propaganda?

Advertisers loving that?

That's why I deleted my Twitter. It makes no sense.

I hope that when someone inevitably kills themselves from online bullying, that Twitter and Musk gave massive legal repercussions.

This is hardly about technology now is it?

I wonder when he says “it makes no sense” if he is just confused by the complexity of it. Because blocking is more complicated than it might seem at first. It introduces issues where different people see different versions of things, and in some ways blocking can be a little like choosing to put your head in the sand regarding someone, but they can still be around, flinging shit at you.

Yet another reason to be glad I quit using it in October 2022.

There's no good reason to make people interact with people who are bothering them.

Block makes sense. He knows it makes no sense to remove it. Block has existed on the internet long enough to assume this is completely malicious intent.

Like I flatout refuse to assume he removed a feature used literally everywhere else without ulterior motive. This is just to allow for bad actors to continue to voice themselves without any prevention tools.