X rolls out changes to block button, allowing users to view accounts that blocked them
It was revealed last month that X was making a major change to the block button.
A hot potato: The block function on X has now joined the long list of things that have changed since Elon Musk took over and killed Twitter. Now, blocking someone won't prevent them from seeing your public posts. All it does is stop them from interacting with you.
It was revealed last month that X was making a major change to the block button. No longer would it perform the traditional function of stopping someone accessing your posts, leaving comments, and so on. Instead, it would just stop people from liking, replying to, and reposting content, which they can still see, essentially making it more of a mute button.
Now, X's engineering team says it has started to roll out the change to the platform's block function. Instead of blocked users seeing a "You're blocked" message on accounts, they now see a message stating "you can view public posts from [the account that blocked you], but you are blocked from engaging with them. You also cannot follow or message [the account that blocked you]."
We're starting to launch the block function update https://t.co/qNYIudCrqb
– Engineering (@XEng) November 3, 2024
Musk has long complained about the block function, saying it makes no sense and needs to be replaced in favor of a stronger form of mute. He's even called for the block button to be removed altogether, except when used for direct messages.
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