Elon Musk Plans to Remove Option to Block People on Twitter

[Calaveras]

Can't blame him for idleness:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1693843680904216619

Pretty major for people using twitter as a news aggregator.

and people who are vision impaired.

 

[steve123]

Wow, Walter Isaacson had a front row seat ... incredible back story on the Twitter deal:

https://apple.news/A7PLuaQE4RBaiVGF-9uQnZA

 

[Sigil]

I want to point out that Twitter was able to block you by iP Address and association. Twitter tracks you. So, they know if you have multiple accounts, because usually they were all using the same app. So, they had two options. People, who circumvented a block would find all tbeir accounts suspended. They then would have to either a phone number to unlock them or file an appeal.
Twitter was able to connect account even on 3rd party apps.
The second issue is people who usually get blocked for harassing have built up an identity. So, harrassing from a new account is not the same. This is why some sued public officials for being blocked. Everyday people were able to identify alternative accounts of bad actors.

So, blocking is more effective than you think. They have tracking withong the apps. Your IP address and an algorithm that I don’t know too much about.

I would think people would guess some of what I mentioned since Twitter broadcasts what service and/or device you are Tweeting from.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

I would think people would guess some of what I mentioned since Twitter broadcasts what service and/or device you are Tweeting from.

Twitter and tweets don't exist anymore.

You mean X and posting.

 

[Calaveras]

Twitter is losing market share. IG is confused about who they are and seem to be going downhill.
I'm going to try to bring back IRC.