Xowner Elon Musk continues to test every idea that comes to mind regarding his latest acquisition, the social network X, formerly called and known worldwide as Twitter.
First came its acquisition for $44 billion, and from there, there has been a whole revolution in the inner workings of the app began.
After buying the platform, came Twitter Blue, the eight-dollar-a-month subscription for the verified user, the increase in the number of characters per tweet and even a new interface for viewing replies.
However, one of the decisions that most angered its users was a maximum daily display of tweets, an aspect that forced the South African tycoon to backtrack.
Elon Musk: “It will be eliminated except for direct messages”
On the other hand, in recent hours it became known another ‘adjustment’ that Elon Musk was going to make to X and it has also brought controversy.
The entrepreneur and owner of Tesla and SpaceX announced through a publication that he would eliminate the ‘Block’ tool in X.
That means the user would no longer be able to block another person, but in the same way he stated that the ‘Mute’ option would remain active.
“Blocking will be removed as a feature, except for DMs,” Elon Musk himself confirmed.
This may be bad news in relation to potential online harassment.
Opinion on the platform: “It’s going too far”
“Opinion: removing blocking altogether is going too far,” X News Daily said, sharing their opinion on the news.
“While it can be used for purposes such as isolating people who disagree with you politically, they have an important role to play in combating harassment, trolls and spam, which are a major problem for many users of the platform.
“Silencing is not a complete replacement for blocking.
“If anything, blocking is more of a service to your followers to prevent them from seeing harassment or spam.
“It also prevents someone from posting you with quotes to direct harassment at you. Look at the responses. Feedback is not good.
“Another benefit of blocking is that it’s a clear signal to let someone know that their behavior has crossed a line.
“When we talk to people about why they don’t use X, harassment or trolls are one of the main reasons.
“Making the tools we have less effective is not a good direction, in my opinion.”