X, the social media platform previously often called Twitter, will take away the flexibility for customers to dam different accounts, proprietor Elon Musk stated in a put up Friday.
Musk, who acquired Twitter final yr for $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,65,900 crore) and has set about overhauling the social media web site, stated blocking will nonetheless be attainable for direct messages, however that it could be deleted as a “function.”
Blocking has been a preferred security software that helps customers defend themselves from unwelcome interactions on X. It ensures that blocked accounts will not see your posts — and that their posts will not present up in your feed. The blocked account can also’t direct-message you.
Block goes to be deleted as a “function”, aside from DMs
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 18, 2023
Individuals will nonetheless be capable of mute different accounts, which implies they will not see that consumer’s posts. However a muted account can see the individual’s posts, reply to them and repost them to their very own followers with commentary. Muted accounts can also nonetheless ship direct messages.
Since he acquired the platform, Musk has rolled again security insurance policies that Twitter had in place. He is additionally fired content material moderators and reinstated previously banned customers who broke earlier guidelines. Advertisers have left the platform, contributing to a 50 p.c drop in advert income.
In response to criticism about how the modifications have affected the platform’s security, X Chief Government Officer Linda Yaccarino has stated “greater than 99 p.c of content material customers and advertisers see on Twitter is wholesome.” She hasn’t disclosed what defines “wholesome” or how the corporate calculates that measurement.
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