This Could Be the Thing That Finally Kills Twitter
Today, Twitter/X owner Elon Musk casually revealed the most dramatic change to the platform since he took it on last year. Granted, Musk is often full of shit, and many of his online blunders are later walked back. But this is a big one. And what’s more, Musk dropped it in a reply.
In a reply to a tweet (an X?) from Tesla Owners Silicon Valley (already a red flag), Musk said: “Block is going to be deleted as a ‘feature’, except for DMs.” As in, you would no longer be able to stop a harasser from seeing your profile and commenting on your tweets. You would still be able to “mute” them, but muting just allows you not to see people’s BS. Blocking is much more powerfulâif you block a user, they cannot view, interact with, or follow your account from their own. It’s a necessary tool against online harassment, which has notably been on the rise since Musk took over Twitter.
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