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mcc Sep 23, 2024

If you happen to still have a Twitter account you haven't deleted, be aware that Musk has announced the block feature is changing so that people you've blocked can be shown your posts:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/23/24252438/x-blocked-users-view-public-posts

A suggestion: Especially if your Twitter account is dormant, just take it private. This will prevent block-ees from seeing your posts even if Musk makes the change he threatens. (You may also want to download your archive so you can continue to search your own post history.)

X will let people you’ve blocked see your posts

Elon Musk announced that X will no longer prevent the people you’ve blocked from seeing your posts. They still won’t be able to interact with your content, however.

The Verge

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Orca 🌻 | 🎀 | 🪁 | 🏴🏳️‍⚧️Sep 23, 2024

@mcc Was thinking about the same thing. I still remembered using right click - "open in private window" when I saw someone blocked me on Twitter and they're not private (when I still have an Twitter account) 🤔

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Jacob Sep 24, 2024

@Orca @mcc I get that this makes block less satisfying, but it doesn’t make much sense to restrict read access to someone’s completely public feed. Tumblr works the same way.

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mcc Sep 24, 2024

@jazaval @Orca It makes sense because

1. Simply increasing friction can often meaningfully reduce harassment

2. Twitter has both social and algorithmic surfacing measures such as RTs and "For You"

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mcc Sep 24, 2024

@jazaval @Orca Also, as I believe the above article notes, Twitter feeds are no longer public. You generally have to be logged in to see them.

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Jacob

@mcc @Orca individual user tweets are public, their replies do require an account to view. any algorithmic content or “trending”content also requires an account.

but user pages are not behind a login wall:
https://x.com/kamalaharris

Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) on X

Fighting for the people. Wife, Momala, Auntie. She/her. Official account is @VP.

X (formerly Twitter)