X's new block feature change, claiming to enhance transparency, actually undermines user safety, allowing blocked users to view public posts of those who blocked them.
The logic behind this change is that the block feature could be misused to conceal harmful information, but this rationale mainly disregards user privacy and safety.
Tracy Chou emphasizes the dangers of this change, noting that it encourages stalking by proliferating users' public information, enabling harassment even without direct contact.
Despite users' existing fears about privacy invasions, this updated approach to blocking could provide potential harassers with an easier path to gather information.
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