Maybe I’m missing something, but I’ve found it very strange the concern over this change. I mean, it’s only for public posts, which they could see if they just logged out or switched to a burner account anyways? Like, if it let them send a message or comment on posts, or see posts for followers only or something, I’d see the issue, but it doesn’t seem like that aspect of the feature was all that meaningful anyways. Am I wrong?
I mean I assume if it’s a big public priority of
it’s probably something terrible, so there must be more to it than how I’m understanding it currently.Or literally just open xcancel or another nitter instance in a new tab.
I agree, it doesn’t really prevent anyone from seeing public posts.
Two things:
Most people don’t have burners or don’t really log out of their accounts so blocks making it so you can prevent certain people from looking at your account is a small layer of protection. it’s also just a convention in social media. it’s how Facebook and Instagram (and I presume Tiktok though I don’t have one) works.
Second, the reason behind it is very annoying. Elon is just mad that he’s one of the most blocked accounts on the site and he knows that shitty fascist dudes get blocked on that site at a high rate, he just wants to make the site cater to their whims by making it easier for them to see around blocks. the blocking system was never perfect but it’s still miles better than this.
Who’s idea was it to make musk a 🍉
I spent way too long (not that long, just too long) trying to figure out why this would be a big priority for Palestine supporters either way.
Edit: So many other melons to choose from, another name for a cantaloupe is literally muskmelon…
I think someone just had a goofy meme idea and a made a silly, and then it stuck because it looks silly and lessens the pain of having to see that daft bastard’s crufty mug again.
Already more thought than that turd-through-a-playdoh-spaghetti-machine-for-brains dork-waffle deserves, tbqh.
This is a top-tier insult
this is how lemmy works, “blocking” a user simply hides their posts/comments but blockees can still see and reply to the blocker
rare Dessalines L
hm garbage nazi soapbox website is terrible actually
Wait… what?
What is the point of having a block function then?
So you don’t see them. This is how most services work.
Who gives a fuck, if you’re still using twitter that’s on you.
The only way to win is to not play the game.
Don’t do twitter.
Also,
Apple and Google require social media apps to have block functions
If this were actually a violation of the ToS you’d have to say goodbye to most apps with user generated content, because they work the same way (including lemmy). To my reading the Apple ToS doesn’t even require that users can mute each other, just that the devs can block users to moderate the platform.
Regulations don’t have to apply to sufficiently rich and narcissistic cishet white men and their whims.
The most obnoxious sophists on the internet (and the most disgusting stalkers) are creaming themselves in anticipation.
(and the most disgusting stalkers)
Now that I can see my ex’s posts she will certainly get back together with me
The techbro chuds (and the apologists that sometimes wander into here) that said “actually all you have to do is some workarounds to see the blocked posts”
are telling on themselves considering how much they wanted that feature removed.
