Ars Technica

Elon Musk turns X’s block button into a “glorified mute button”

X, formerly Twitter, is now letting blocked users see posts made by the people who blocked them. “We’re starting to launch the block function update,” X’s engineering team wrote yesterday. X ...
Business Insider

X is about to change its block function. Some users worry it will empower abusers and compromise victims' safety.

X, formerly Twitter, is making changes to the platform's block function. Blocked users will soon be able to see the posts of the person who blocked them. It could force victims of abuse to choose ...
Mashable

Bluesky gains half a million new users in one day after X changes how blocking works

Just 24 hours after Elon Musk's X announced changes to how the block function works, Bluesky gained 500,000 users. Credit: Hakan Nural/Anadolu via Getty Images Essentially, a block on X will now just ...
Ars Technica

On Musk’s X, blocking users doesn’t block them from viewing your posts anymore | Ars OpenForum

To justify the change, X said the block functionality could previously be "used by users to share and hide harmful or private information about those they've blocked." The change will allow people who ...
Rolling Out

Blocked haters may still see your posts: Elon Musk’s controversial change to X

On Sept. 23, Elon Musk, the owner of X, announced a significant change to the platform’s blocking feature, stirring up a wave of user reactions. This new policy allows users who have been blocked to ...