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Twitter limits blocking

They can see your tweets now

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Sep 25, 2024
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Twitter, latterly known as X, is limiting the effect of blocking. Blocking people will no longer stop them from seeing tweets. Blocked accounts will remain hidden to the blocker and prevented from interacting with them.

Musk has been vocal about his dislike of the block button. Last year, he said the feature "makes no sen…

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