Elon Musk broadcasts removing of block characteristic on X, says ‘it makes no sense’

X proprietor Elon Musk has introduced the removing of block characteristic on the social media platform. Musk was responding to a query from the Tesla Owners Silicon Valley account asking customers about their choice between mute and the block characteristic.

Musk famous by way of an X (previously Twitter) put up that blocking shall be deleted as a characteristic anticipated for direct messages however customers will nonetheless possess the power to mute others.

In a put up on Friday, Musk wrote, “Block goes to be deleted as a “characteristic”, except for DMs”. “It is unnecessary” the billionaire added.

Muting an account permits customers the power to not see posts by that account however muted account can nonetheless reply to the person’s posts and even repost them to their very own followers for commentary and even ship a direct message, reported Bloomberg.

Blocking, alternatively, has been a necessary safety characteristic on the social media platform. Users on X have complained that eradicating the blocking characteristic may result in an uptick in on-line harassment on X.

Removing the blocking characteristic is only one of many adjustments launched by the world’s richest man since he acquired the corporate previously referred to as Twitter in a $44 billion deal final 12 months. Since the takeover, Musk has been working to create what he calls ‘Twitter 2.0’.

Some of the numerous adjustments launched since Musk’s takeover embody shedding a lot of the corporate’s workforce, scrapping the outdated verified programme in favour of the $8/month Twitter Blue subscription, altering the corporate’s title from Twitter to X and introducing some new options resembling stay streaming.

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Updated: 19 Aug 2023, 07:29 AM IST