The owner of Twitter, now renamed \"X\", announced on Thursday a new change in that social network that is generating a lot of controversy.<\/p>\n
\"Block is going to be deleted as a \u201cfeature\u201d, except for DMs<\/strong>\"<\/em> (direct messages). This is what Musk wrote on Thursday<\/a>. In a second message, the owner of Twitter added, referring to the block: \"It makes no sense<\/strong>\"<\/em>. Many users do not think the same, who have openly criticized that announcement.<\/p>\n The blocking feature was implemented on Twitter years ago. That feature lets you block certain users from reading, sharing, and responding to your comments.<\/strong> If Musk's plans go ahead, that blocking ability would be limited to private messaging, but not public comments. Many critics of that ad warn that this change would unleash bullies<\/strong> as the blocking feature is the most effective tool to keep them at bay.<\/p>\n The only option users would have against harassers would be to mute them<\/strong>, but this feature does not prevent a user from following you, reading your comments and sharing them. In addition, silencing a stalker does not prevent them from also harassing your followers<\/strong> or those who interact with you, a very common practice on Twitter by troll accounts, which are dedicated to bothering and harassing others. Other users.<\/p>\n This change could spell trouble for Twitter. According to Business Insider<\/a>, Apple and Google app stores (AppStore and Google Play) require social blocking feature<\/strong>, so if Twitter removes that feature, your app could be removed from both stores. AppStore Guidelines for Apps<\/a> states:<\/p>\n To prevent abuse<\/strong>, apps with user-generated content or social networking services must include:<\/p>\n Also, Google Play guidelines for apps<\/a> require \"an in-app system for blocking UGC and users\"<\/em><\/strong> (UGC stands for User Generated Content).<\/p>\n
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