X is rolling out its controversial update to the block feature, allowing people to view your public posts even if you have blocked them.

X is rolling out its controversial update to the block feature, allowing people to view your public posts even if you have blocked them. People have protested this change, arguing that they don’t want blocked users to see their posts for reasons of safety.

Blocked users still can’t follow the person who has blocked them, engage with their posts, or send direct messages to them.

An old version of X’s support page says blocked users couldn’t see a user’s following and followers lists. The company has now updated the page to remove that reference, and it now allows users to see the following and followers lists of the people who have blocked them.

  • @IsThisAnAIEnglish
    -4•19 days ago

    In other news: X stops supporting commonly circumvented support of a non workable feature.

    I have a SHOCKING idea. Don’t post publicly if you don’t want unwanted readers. I know I know really radical shit.

      • @IsThisAnAIEnglish
        2•19 days ago

        I agree, bunch of naive folks who can’t stop.

    • @SkipcastEnglish
      3•19 days ago

      Can they quote posts from people who have them blocked? If so I can see that being abused for “raiding” someone constantly

    • John RichardEnglish
      1•19 days ago

      And in other news, X still requires users to sign in to see almost anything.

      • @IsThisAnAIEnglish
        1•19 days ago

        And in other news it’s trivial to have 100s of accounts.