Simply if you thought that the world of X, the social community previously generally known as Twitter, could not get any stranger — proprietor Elon Musk simply introduced that the block characteristic goes away.
In a reply to a submit asking the distinction between a block and a mute, Musk stated that he intends to take away the block characteristic, though it should stay for direct messages.
Predictably, the replies to the submit asserting the information are full of individuals suggesting that may not be such an amazing concept.
‘It is not sensible’
Musk made the revelation earlier than including that the block characteristic “is not sensible.”
Fairly what he means by that is not clear, as a result of whereas muting does, in fact, cease customers from seeing posts from others they do not need to see, that solely works a method. If blocking is eliminated, there’ll now not be a option to stop different folks from seeing your posts anymore.
Musk hasn’t stated when the block characteristic shall be eliminated, and it is potential that he may change his thoughts earlier than it really occurs. On a constructive word, it is no less than good to know that the power to dam direct messages will nonetheless stay — though that shall be of little aid to those that don’t desire abusive exes and others to see their posts anymore and must make their accounts personal to take action.
Some have steered that Musk ought to put the power to dam accounts behind his X Premium subscription service, one thing that would assist drive income in a approach few different options have managed to.
We’re unsure that placing privateness options behind a paywall is the way in which to go, however it’s not possible to second-guess what is going to occur at X nowadays.
For now, we wait and see whether or not that is a type of issues that Musk intends to truly do or if it popped into his head moments earlier than sending making that submit.
