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Re: Twitter/X will let people you've blocked see your posts

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Post by unclad5968 »

arp242 wrote: post #208
bitshiftfaced wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's an argument here that the previous blocking behavior might give users a false sense of security. In reality, you should not post any information publicly that you wouldn't want someone in particular to read, even if you've blocked that person.

I don't think anyone was ever confused about that. It's about choosing who you interact with and who interacts with you, same in many other areas in life.

If you've blocked them, I'd assume they can't interact with you.

Re: Twitter/X will let people you've blocked see your posts

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Post by pyuser583 »

raydev wrote: post #181
miki123211 wrote: post #160

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Blocking doesn't really fix the brigading problem, regardless of whether people need to log out or not. Most X users will just post a screenshot of the tweet, breaking accessibility in the process and disassociating the original author from the thread against their will. This isn't always a good thing, as it leads to people being surprised by crowds of strangers suddenly screaming at them and not being able to see th…

> Blocking doesn't really fix the brigading problem Automated blocking absolutely solved most of the problem. In the late 2010s it was common for political accounts to use scripts that went through follower graphs for their worst repliers and blocked everyone, or went through the list of people liking a certain tweet and blocked all those accounts. They were quite fond of that approach and were happy with the outcome…

I enjoy your irregular use of the word “blockchain.”

Re: Twitter/X will let people you've blocked see your posts

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Post by jonathrg »

pbreit wrote: post #200
nicexe wrote: post #46

I always thought this was a stupid restriction. You can't view the post while authenticated but you can view the post while unauthenticated.

One of the dumber features on the internet. It permanently degrades the user experience and with no recourse.

It only degrades the user experience if you're trying to interact with someone who blocked you. Which is the point.

Re: Twitter/X will let people you've blocked see your posts

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Post by m3kw9 »

arp242 wrote: post #206
celdon25 wrote: post #171

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No it doesn't. The people who are malicious about it will be using multiple accounts. The block button doesn't stop them. If anything, it provides them ammunition to go "See, this person is a sensitive one, let's add them to the list". Either your posts are public or they're not. There's a pretty clear distinction between the two, and anyone who thinks otherwise is sorely mistaken. The risk of people re-posting your…

This is the old "it's not perfect, therefore, it's useless" type of argument. No one claimed it's perfect, but that doesn't mean it's useless. You don't want to interact with me? Fine. Then why should I still see your posts? Yes, some crazy people will go to lengths to see it anyway, but most don't and will take the hint, shrug, and go away.

I think is the old double edged sword instead.

Re: Twitter/X will let people you've blocked see your posts

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Post by m3kw9 »

viraptor wrote: post #186
celdon25 wrote: post #171

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No it doesn't. The people who are malicious about it will be using multiple accounts. The block button doesn't stop them. If anything, it provides them ammunition to go "See, this person is a sensitive one, let's add them to the list". Either your posts are public or they're not. There's a pretty clear distinction between the two, and anyone who thinks otherwise is sorely mistaken. The risk of people re-posting your…

> The block button doesn't stop them. No and nobody claimed it does. Making it just a bit harder and making the other party jump through an extra hoop reduces it though. The extra friction has been implemented on many platforms and it works. Instagram adds friction in a different way, but also claims it has a positive result: https://builtin.com/software-engineering-perspectives/key-be... You can also see people migr…

They can’t comment that’s the main point after blocking

Re: Twitter/X will let people you've blocked see your posts

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Post by m3kw9 »

I think this keeps things open because if they can see your stuff but cannot comment or repost it served the purpose, in fact it will lessen the chance that person needs to switch accounts because they can already do half the things(see post) without switching. If they have to switch accounts to look at your posts, they will also surely be easy to comment and repost your tweets to their mobs. This is overall plus

Re: Twitter/X will let people you've blocked see your posts

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Post by tmpz22 »

pbreit wrote: post #204
autoexec wrote: post #92

This is just one more example of Twitter going out of their way to work against the best interests of their users. As twitter continues to treat its userbase like a controlling/abusive spouse I hope more and more people realize that they deserve better and leave.

Nope, Twitter blocking is a poorly designed feature that permanently degrades the user experience.

Whose user experience is it degrading? The blocker or the person who behaved in such a way that they got blocked?

Re: Twitter/X will let people you've blocked see your posts

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Post by latexr »

nicexe wrote: post #46

I always thought this was a stupid restriction. You can't view the post while authenticated but you can view the post while unauthenticated.

> You can't view the post while authenticated but you can view the post while unauthenticated.

As per the article (emphasis mine):

> While a source at X told The Verge that the platform is making this change because people can already view posts from users who’ve blocked them when using another account or when logged out, several of us at The Verge (myself included) have noticed that X actually prevents you from viewing someone’s profile if you’re logged out.

For my part, I can see some accounts but not others, though the “rule” is not clear. Even then, on the accounts I can see they only show a dumb disjointed list of tweets ordered by popularity regardless of post date.

Re: Twitter/X will let people you've blocked see your posts

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Post by cocacola1 »

bigstrat2003 wrote: post #177
Jordrok wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The point of blocking is to prevent harassment, no? Hiding the blocker's posts from the blockee puts up an additional barrier to interaction. Even if it can be circumvented, it still requires some effort and may dissuade the person from continuing the harassment. There is a reason why this is the standard implementation for almost every social media site, and petulance has nothing to do with it.

I would say that the point of blocking is to prevent someone from contacting you. Not to prevent harassment.

Seems like a distinction without a difference.

Re: Twitter/X will let people you've blocked see your posts

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Post by gotoeleven »

m3kw9 wrote: post #214
arp242 wrote: post #206

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is the old "it's not perfect, therefore, it's useless" type of argument. No one claimed it's perfect, but that doesn't mean it's useless. You don't want to interact with me? Fine. Then why should I still see your posts? Yes, some crazy people will go to lengths to see it anyway, but most don't and will take the hint, shrug, and go away.

I think is the old double edged sword instead.

Nah this is a classic case of the no true perfect double-edged slippery-sloped sword of damocles being the enemy of the good no true double-edged slippery-sloped sword of damocles that shouldn't be thrown in glass houses where the chickens have come to roost.
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