AnAffordableWizard
Attn #twitter #x users.
If you're Trans or part of another harassed minority, I'd suggest it might be time to depart the hellsite once and for all. Mastodon is a welcoming place. Musk is removing the block function. This is *very* dangerous if you are undergoing harassment or at risk of it (ie doxing by terfs etc). Please let other folks from vunerable communities know about this. While I myself are in no real danger (cis/hetro/white/male and no real enemies), I think I'll start wrapping up my affairs there. This has gone too far.
Oct 17, 2024 at 1:48amWeb
Show threadAndy BOct 17, 2024
@shayneoneill *you’re
Show threadAnAffordableWizardOct 17, 2024
@andyb Fixed
Show threadTrufflesOct 17, 2024

@shayneoneill @renbymon Blocked people could already get around a block from a public account, by just logging out to read the public tweets. This is actually a good change, because it removes the false sense of security. If you are being publicly doxxed and want to control access to your tweets, you need to private your account.

Absolutely still leave the hellsite, tho.

Show threadAnAffordableWizardOct 17, 2024
@Truffles @renbymon while it doesn't stop the dedicated stalkers it DOES stop casual harassers. If you don't exist (to their perception) ya can't block 'em
Show threadComrade WeezOct 17, 2024

@shayneoneill Muck will get suX booted off Google Play & Apple App Store if he rolls this out. There are explicit requirements for an in-app block feature on both platforms. Block means block, not 'limit interaction and allow blocked accts to peep.'

Who knows, maybe he thinks he doesn't need those repositories anymore.

Show threadAnAffordableWizardOct 17, 2024
@weezmgk Apple are cowards with the big social media apps. Twitter *clearly* violates their hate speech rules by algorithmically boosting it and refusing to moderate it, but Apple does nothing about it. Seems the rules only apply to small devs
Show threadCrissa KentavrOct 18, 2024

@shayneoneill @aatheus
They could always view posts by just not logging in or seeing reposts/embeds/screenshots/alt accounts.

This does nothing to change harassment, and misleading to say it does.

They CAN NOT interact posts. This is just saving processing time.

Show threadAnAffordableWizardOct 19, 2024
@Crissa @aatheus while the existing block would stop a dedicated stalker it did stop casual harassment and stopped sealioning by stopping someone quoting your post to rustle up harassers. For 90% of use cases it was good enough
Show threadCrissa KentavrOct 19, 2024

@shayneoneill @aatheus
This 'change' doesn't change any of that.

They can't like, reply, or quote your tweet.

Show threadAnAffordableWizardOct 21, 2024

@Crissa @aatheus

Its undeniable however that using blocks rather than mutes dramatically lowers the amount of harassment one recieves. Theorizing that it isnt much of a difference doesnt mean much when the results of blocking vs muting are so stark.

Show threadCrissa KentavrOct 22, 2024

@shayneoneill @aatheus
Mutes don't stop someone from interacting, blocks do.

So it's not at all the same.

Show threadCrissa KentavrNov 10, 2024
@shayneoneill @aatheus
Oh! Since they've done this, blocks do a new thing they didn't do before: They kick people out of threads, so they can't even interact with replies (even if they're replied to, which is mildly problematic).