X is about to remove the current block button, meaning that if an account is public, their posts will be visible to the blocked users as well. This shift raises questions about user privacy and the effectiveness of blocking on the platform.
While you'll seemingly still be able to block someone from their profile, the change suggests that blocked users will have access to public posts, undermining the privacy protections traditionally offered by this feature.
App Store and Google Play Store require a blocking option, provoking concerns that X's reduction of blocking features could conflict with these platform policies and affect user experience.
Elon Musk commented on the issues created by large block lists, indicating that they disrupt the recommendation system and create potential vulnerabilities, hence the shift in policy may be an attempt to resolve this.
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