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Elon Musk Plans to Remove Option to Block People on Twitter
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Muting someone doesn’t prevent them from interacting with you, only you from seeing it. Blocking does both.
So if you get abuse off some loon, you won't be able to block them?
This guy is an absolute W ⚓️ for thinking of introducing this option.
This guy is an absolute W ⚓️ for thinking of introducing this option.
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Maybe this knucklehead plans to turn it into a porn site with him as the main character in every video. He's already changed the name.
I don't use Twitter either, I created an account just as a placeholder for my business... and recently learnt that that isn't even guaranteed, they can take your @Handle at any time.
With that said, you don't have to provide access to your contacts to use the app, you can deny it. And you can also use the mobile website and avoid the app if that helps you. I simply stay away from it as the UI/UX is also confusing.
I'm even more glad I shut down my account when I did. I bet the next feature he removes is the ability to actually delete one's account.
Never understood why anyone would upload their ID to the internet. It makes no sense to me.
They can still read YOUR Twitter and still follow you and respond to your tweets.
Imagine an abusive ex who's stalking you, obsessing over everything you post, and calling you horrible names under every tweet you write. You can mute them and not see what they write, but they can still keep tabs on you and write stuff that everyone who reads your tweets can still see.
Block actually makes it impossible for the blocked person to follow you or see your tweets. Mute only prevents you from seeing their tweets.
This just further pushes Twitter into 4Chan territory where you really don't want to use your real name or post anything important or interesting.
I got rid of mine ages ago. I'm pretty much social media free these days, except for T2.social
I deleted the app but not my account (Yet)
I keep hoping there will be an alternate timeline where he loses the company.
I keep hoping there will be an alternate timeline where he loses the company.
From what I've read, Twitter decided to comply with the new EU laws about moderating content that are considered "disinformation". So I guess some posts won't be visible by EU users.
Sooooo glad I left that hateful cesspool of a platform. No regrets.
what a load of horses—t.
Musky Man: “let’s let loads of rampant xenophobia go unchecked on this website…and let’s also remove the block feature! it’s pointless!”
this platform is dead
Musky Man: “let’s let loads of rampant xenophobia go unchecked on this website…and let’s also remove the block feature! it’s pointless!”
this platform is dead
What a **** show. I get my local news from X Twitter and it's already harder to do it without logging in. Now if I have to verify just to do that I'll leave the platform altogether.
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He's...I guess you can say he's a joke now. He spent 44 billion because of his ego to platform his neo-fascist, libertarian 'views'. I'm not sure he's ever done anything to deserve his money (he bought Tesla) , but of course we are supposed to celebrate people getting rich for little reason. We celebrate it even more if they inherit from family. Not unlike feudal Europe were the Lord's and Barrons were chosen by God and well, the rest of you can eat dirt. He's definitely a fun buffoon to watch.
Same here, but it was October 2022 for me. I absolutely don't miss it. Actions speak.
Personally, I think it's good that some media outlets seem to be refusing to refer to it as anything other than Twitter, often out of spite I imagine. Anything to annoy Elon gets a big thumbs up from me.
Thus Elon's upcoming book, "How I became a millionaire by buying Twitter".
HERE is an IDEA....dont post on a public social platform.
I dont use twitter but I thought for 15 seconds and this is what I figured out regarding blocking someone...
You block me so I cannot see you. You continue to post on a public platform. I sign up 15 seconds later and am reading your tweets again....
Twitter is social media. It's largely public. Unless your account is set up so you curate all people then mute and block work mostly the same in practice.
No it's not. To prevent someone from stalking you, get off public social media. Unless only your friends can follow you (whattsapp) block does not deter stalking.
As someone who has worked at Twitter and submitted other messaging apps to the App Store, Apple does deny the app if the user cannot initiate an immediate block of another user
I have blocked every single registered user of Twitter and feel this will spoil my enjoyment of the platform.