InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agoX is about to remove the current block button, meaning that if an account is public, their posts will be visible to the blocked users as well.xcancel.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up160arrow-down1external-linkX is about to remove the current block button, meaning that if an account is public, their posts will be visible to the blocked users as well.xcancel.comInevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square33fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefoxontherocks [undecided, undecided]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoFeels like this will encourage some pretty weird posting habits. If the block doesn’t stop them from seeing you it means you can abuse people and block them, and be reasonably confident they can see that abuse, and cannot respond back.
minus-squareedge [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 months agoYou could definitely already have someone respond to you then immediately block you and you’d still see their response in your notifications. And the solution to that is to block them back, same as if they were hurling abuse at you normally.
minus-squaredrhead [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoDo people not already reply then block to get the last word? (genuine question, I do not use twitter, but I know people do this on Reddit a ton)
Feels like this will encourage some pretty weird posting habits. If the block doesn’t stop them from seeing you it means you can abuse people and block them, and be reasonably confident they can see that abuse, and cannot respond back.
You could definitely already have someone respond to you then immediately block you and you’d still see their response in your notifications.
And the solution to that is to block them back, same as if they were hurling abuse at you normally.
Do people not already reply then block to get the last word? (genuine question, I do not use twitter, but I know people do this on Reddit a ton)