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Elon Musk has made no secret that he\u2019s not a fan<\/ins><\/a> of the block button. Now, X is changing how blocks work on its platform, though it\u2019s (for now) stopping short of Musk\u2019s wish of nuking the feature entirely.<\/p>\n

Instead, X is tweaking the visibility of replies in the context of a block. Previously, a user could block someone on X and still reply to their posts. And the person who was blocked wouldn\u2019t be able to view that reply or know the person who had blocked them was engaging with their posts. That\u2019s now being rolled back so that users will be able to see direct replies even if the person posting has blocked them. In a post from X\u2019s engineering team, the company said the change is \u201cpart of our ongoing commitment to aligning the block feature with our principles as a public town square.\u201d<\/p>\n

The post also hinted that there may be more changes coming to blocks, which is one of the most widely used safety features on the service. \u201cOur goal is to allow users to control their experience while maintaining the public visibility of posts,\u201d the company said. That would seem to align with previous comments from Musk, who has said on multiple<\/ins><\/a> occasions<\/ins><\/a> that a public-facing \u201cblock\u201d feature \u201cmakes no sense\u201d and that \u201cblock is going to be deleted as a \u2018feature,\u2019 except for DMs.\u201d<\/p>\n

For now, the changes to blocking aren\u2019t that drastic. In fact, they may even be welcomed by some users who want more visibility into what people are saying about them on the platform. But the fact that X is starting to change the visibility of previously blocked content could also be a sign of more significant changes to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"