X rolls out an update to its controversial blocking feature, allowing others to see your public posts even if you've blocked them. People protested the change, claiming they didn't want blocked users to see their posts for security reasons.
Blocked users can't follow, engage with, or send direct messages to the blocked user.
An older version of X's support page states that blocked users cannot see the user's following or follower list. The company has now updated the page to remove the mention and users can now see the following and follower lists of the people who blocked them.
The social network said the logic behind this change was that the blocking feature could be used to share or hide harmful or personal information about someone, and that its new iteration would increase transparency. said. This rarely works because X allows users to make their accounts private and share information.
Company X's approach to blocking goes against traditional implementation practices, and when the company announced its intention to revamp its blocking features, it said the changes would encourage stalking and make it easier to harass users. Many people argued.
Tracy Chow, a software engineer and tech diversity advocate, said that even if users build apps that can automate blocking and allow users to circumvent the block by creating a separate account, friction becomes an issue. said.
“It's not good to allow ivy to crawl,” she said in a post to X last month.