This seems like his next step toward a ‘freer’ X — but it might just invite more weirdos along for the ride.
Apparently, this is his next bold step toward a freer X — freedom for everyone, including the people you wanted to block.
Elon Musk’s platform X (you might remember it as Twitter, back when things made sense) has gone and reworked the blocking feature.
Now, when you block someone, they can still see your public posts. Sure, they won’t be able to interact — no likes, no replies, no retweets — but they’re still lurking in the crowd, sipping on their virtual tea, uninvited.
It’s like slamming a door on someone, only to find Elon standing behind you saying, “Mate, the door’s still see-through, but don’t worry — they just can’t knock or yell through it.”
This change fits right in with Musk’s grand vision of transparency and free speech, though I reckon it’s more like free-for-all speech. For some of us, it feels like we’ve lost a bit of control over our digital space.
Blocking used to be a neat way to keep the weirdos out. Now, it’s more like having a flimsy picket fence — sure, they’re not stepping in, but they’re watching you from across the lawn.
Reactions are mixed, of course. Some users are cheering, saying it stops people from weaponizing the block button like some kind of invisibility cloak.
But others — probably most of us — feel like it just hands the megaphone back to those we’d rather not hear from.
So, thanks, Elon. Now, not even the block button is sacred. But hey, who needs peace of mind when you’ve got more “free” X, right?
I’ve written about this before, so feel free to check out what others had to say to Elon — but, as usual, he didn’t listen and went ahead with it anyway.
Is Elon Musk Undermining the Privacy of Digital Citizens with His New X Feature?
How Elon Musk’s X Update on the Blocking Feature May Be a Global Privacy Nightmare, Especially for Vulnerable People…medium.com
Thanks to a top-notch cybersecurity course from Big Blue, I’ll be stepping up my game on X to keep my privacy and security locked down.
IBM Cybersecurity Basics: Free, Online, and Self-Paced
I wish I had a course like this 20 years ago. I could have prevented being a cyber-victim and losing a portion of my…medium.com
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