At least on Twitter before Elon changed things, the same thing applied, tweets were public but you could still block people.
Currently, X displays a “You’re blocked” message when trying to view the profile of a person who’s blocked you. In addition to blocking all posts, it also prevents you from seeing their replies, media, followers, and following list.
At least on Twitter before Elon changed things, the same thing applied, tweets were public but you could still block people.
Did twitter have private accounts?
Yeah locked accounts are pretty commonly used in conjuncture with public accounts.