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Beginning of the end: how Elon Musk’s removal of the block function on X could trigger its hellish demise

On Saturday, X (formerly Twitter) chairman Elon Musk tweeted he would be removing the microblogging platform’s block function. It would remain intact for direct messages, but would otherwise become obsolete.

The Conversation

Elon Musk wants to get rid of this headline

X, formerly Twitter, plans to remove metadata like this very sentence from appearing below articles on the platform in an effort to compress the timeline.

Fortune

Why people are talking about Starfield's start screen: Gaming's latest Twitter dust-up, explained

Bethesda head of publishing Pete Hines defended the Starfield team after a former game dev criticized the startup menu.

PC Gamer

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Ted Cruz duped by fake image of shark on flooded LA highway

Texas senator falls for one of the oldest internet hoaxes after sharing image online that has ‘been circulated several times over’

The Guardian - US

Instagram could be about to fix the biggest problem with Threads

Threads is finally getting a website according to a new report, and it might arrive very soon indeed.

iMore

Elon Musk blocks actor James Woods after weekend Twitter spat

The move came after the ‘Hercules’ actor criticised the CEO’s plans to remove the ‘block’ feature from the platform

The Independent UK

Mark Cuban Says X Is Now Elon’s Square

Cuban applauded Musk for improving X's usability and cleanliness and praised new services launched by him.

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Musk admitted X 'might fail'—then the social network accidentally removed swathes of historic content

“We may fail, as so many have predicted, but we will try our best to make there be at least one.”

Fortune

The web version of Threads could launch this week, and it can't come fast enough

Threads is suffering from a post-launch slump. A web-based version would see engagement go through the roof

Elon Musk admits X ‘may fail’ after glitch deletes Twitter photos

Platform’s users voice concern as it removes pictures and links on posts made before December 2014

The Guardian - UK

A Twitter glitch briefly wiped out a history of images including viral photos

Shortly after the issue came to light, Elon Musk tweeted that X, formerly known as Twitter, ‘may fail’

Evening Standard

‘Very wonderful, very toxic’: how AI became the culture war’s new frontier

While the far right claims artificial intelligence has become too ‘woke’, experts argue it’s not a sentient being with its own viewpoints

The Guardian - US

X Blue users will need to send selfie, data to Israeli software company

Subscription users of X, formerly Twitter, will need to send a selfie and copy of ID to an Israeli verification company.

Al Jazeera

Trump says he will skip GOP presidential primary debates

Former President Donald Trump has confirmed that he will be skipping Wednesday’s first Republican presidential primary debate — and likely others as well

The Independent UK

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Dynamite News

Elon Musk removes blocking option on X except for DMs

Responding to a tweet foreshadowing the potential removal of the block feature, X chief Elon Musk on Friday announced a mercurial plan to remove the feature of blocking on its social media platform. Read further on Dynamite News:

Woman & Home

Princess Anne says she will never use this modern technology even if 'you paid' her

The Princess Royal believes that young royals have it 'worse' than she ever did because of social media

Pedestrian.tv

Elon Musk’s Latest Twitter Brainwave May Get It Kicked Off App Stores, According To His Own Staff

Elon Musk, has rattled some internal feathers with his newest Twitter (now called "X") brainwave to remove the "block" function.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Twitter reacts to Ihmir Smith-Marsette’s standout performance vs. Cardinals

Ihmir Smith-Marsette's standout performance in the #Chiefs' win over the #Cardinals had social media talking on Saturday night.

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Fortune

I just got $25 from Elon Musk for some reason

X, formerly Twitter, may struggling to grow its ad revenue, but it's doing great at giving money away.

The Independent UK

Musk vows to remove blocking function from X/Twitter as new logo debuted

Critics say removal of feature will allow harassment

Evening Standard

Elon Musk to remove block feature on X: ’It makes no sense’

Mr Musk, owner of the platform which was formerly named Twitter, said users will still be able to block someone from sending them direct messages.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Giants down Panthers, 21-20: Here’s how X reacted

The New York Giants defeated the Carolina Panthers, 21-19, in Week 2 of the preseason and here is how X, formerly known as Twitter, reacted.

Fortune

Elon Musk wants to get rid of the ability to block users on X

Many users rely on the blocking function to shield themselves from harassment and spam on Twitter. Musk says “it makes no sense.”

TechRadar

Tumblr changes its desktop layout, now resembles Twitter - but without all the drama

Tumblr officially pushed out a new layout interface change that makes it resemble social media giant X, formerly known as Twitter.

iMore

X ditching the block feature might be Elon Musk's worst idea yet

Elon Musk says that people won't be able to block people on X in the future.

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