Isn’t everyone’s favorite feature of social networks the delightful experience of harassment? Obviously not, but that might be the new reality for folks on X, formerly known as Twitter.
X Corp. owner Elon Musk posted on Friday that the social media platform plans to remove the block feature, except for DMs, noting that the ability to block users “makes no sense.” Blocking effectively lets a user restrict other accounts from contacting or following them, which can help mitigate ongoing instances of online harassment and spam.
