Users of X, formerly known as Twitter, will no longer be able to block other accounts, a function that is used by some people as an extra security measure, as Elon Musk published on his social network this Friday.
Musk, who bought the platform last year, noted that users will still be able to block certain options from other accounts (such as sending private messages), and the option to mute other accounts will still exist.
This latest change adds to the long list of modifications that Musk, who is also the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has made since he took the controls of the company, such as changing the name and logos of the network or removing verifications. free of charge that were given to relevant figures.
Musk did not detail the reason for the change or when this measure will begin to be put into practice.
However, it does not seem to be an easy path, since users responded to Musk’s announcement with a “context” note that clarified that the blocking option is one of the requirements to be able to download X in the digital stores of Apple and Google.
The block function means that the banned account cannot see what the other user posts, as long as they cannot leave comments on their content or tag the other account.
While the mute function only prevents the user taking this action from seeing replies from the blocked account, other users can see it.
