‘Horrible Idea’: X Is Making It Extra Difficult to Block Someone and Users Are Pushing Back
Meanwhile, X competitors Bluesky and Threads are gaining millions of new users.
Key Takeaways
- X launched a new change to the block function on Sunday.
- Now users will be able to see public posts from accounts that have blocked them.
- X competitors are gaining traction: Threads announced Sunday that it had more than 275 million monthly active users.
Trying to fully block someone on X? You’ll have to do more than hit the block button.
X to the block function on Sunday that modifies what it means to bar contact with someone on the platform. Under the update, it doesn’t matter if you hit the block button or not — the person you’re trying to block will be able to see your public posts anyway. They won’t be able to engage with your posts by liking or replying to them, but they will still have access.
In order to fully block someone, you will have to make your public posts private.
X first announced the change in mid-October. of the announcement, X rival Bluesky added 1.2 million new users.
Bluesky now has over .
Another X competitor, Meta’s Threads network, stated on Sunday that it surpassed , with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg saying last month that sign up for Threads daily. In a September post, one Threads user called the block button “” of the Threads app.
X had as of May.
Meanwhile, are showing their disappointment, posting things on the app like “an update nobody asked for,” and stating that they block accounts “” and to protect themselves .
Horrible idea that NO ONE ASKED FOR.
— T.A.R.S. ? (@TARSRel0aded)
I block people for safety reasons and if they can still see my posts what the hell is the point??
Those of us who have stalkers on here and content thieves don’t appreciate this change at all and shouldn’t need to lock our accounts to protect ourselves from predatory types.
— Mountain Streams – AJay (@HDealla)
Key Takeaways
- X launched a new change to the block function on Sunday.
- Now users will be able to see public posts from accounts that have blocked them.
- X competitors are gaining traction: Threads announced Sunday that it had more than 275 million monthly active users.
Trying to fully block someone on X? You’ll have to do more than hit the block button.
X to the block function on Sunday that modifies what it means to bar contact with someone on the platform. Under the update, it doesn’t matter if you hit the block button or not — the person you’re trying to block will be able to see your public posts anyway. They won’t be able to engage with your posts by liking or replying to them, but they will still have access.
In order to fully block someone, you will have to make your public posts private.
