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X users will need to make their account private if they want to remain safe from trolls and stalkers.
  • X is telling users that blocking will soon be useless and trolls and stalkers will soon be able to see their posts again.
  • Instead of blocking, X advises that users take their account private, the antithesis to what X and its progenitor Twitter was about.
  • This removal of blocking may violate Apple and Google’s policies regarding platforms that host user generated content.
  • LostXOR@fedia.io
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    5 hours ago

    Is that a problem? You could already just view their posts without an account, or create a burner account. Might be a hot take, but I think someone with a public account shouldn’t expect to be able to hide it from specific people.

    • Chozo@fedia.io
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      4 hours ago

      I don’t think Twitter lets you view posts without being logged in anymore. Or at least, it’ll show you old posts, only.

      • LostXOR@fedia.io
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        4 hours ago

        You may be right, seems like it only shows you posts by number of likes. But a burner account is nearly effortless to create anyways.

        • vzq@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          3 hours ago

          I mean, yes. But:

          1. Nearly effortless is not the same as effortless
          2. it’s more evidence that X caters more to the blockees than the blockers.