• freddydunningkruger@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        24
        ·
        2 months ago

        X/Twitter will soon be making more changes to the block button, with CEO Elon Musk confirming that all public posts will be viewable going forward, even to those who have been blocked

        • joenforcer@midwest.social
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          3
          ·
          2 months ago

          Which is not even a big deal because blocked users could just create a separate account to view posts they’re blocked from anyway.

    • joenforcer@midwest.social
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      2 months ago

      No they aren’t. They are changing how it works, in a way that is mostly immaterial to the user. That is not even close to completely removing.

      • ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        18
        ·
        2 months ago

        Yep.

        From the sounds of it:

        Before: if you block somebody, they cannot see your stuff.

        After: if you block somebody, they can still visit your profile.

        Usually, when you block someone, they can no longer see your feed; instead, it’s replaced with a message stating that they’re blocked. Now, they can freely browse your feed; they’re just not allowed to interact or comment on your posts.

        https://www.makeuseof.com/x-block-feature-poor-job-blocking-people/

        NGL Elon’s excitement sounds like he was blocked by a lot of people and Daddy Musk will not have closed doors in this household! 😮‍💨

        • Sanctus@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          12
          ·
          2 months ago

          Stalkers and abusers rejoice!

          Seriously, if you are on twitter and have had a relationship with someone like this do not post on your account or they will find you now.

        • Fiona@discuss.tchncs.de
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          3
          ·
          2 months ago

          To be fair though: While circumventing that was as easy as logging out, the inability to see things while logged in was kinda stupid and gave people a false perception of privacy. In that setting that change is just a case of being honest.

          With the ability to view posts without account largely removed, it’s a bit of a different story, but I have to admit that if it’s public on Xitter, it’s still kinda public, so hiding it still kinda missing the poin.

      • somtwo@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        2 months ago

        No longer being able to hide your public posts from specific users seems hardly immaterial to me.