Twitter/X's short-sighted block function update is almost here
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Twitter/X's short-sighted block function update is almost here
  • citrussy_capybara [ze/hir]
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    1 month ago

    this is how lemmy works, “blocking” a user simply hides their posts/comments but blockees can still see and reply to the blocker

    https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/1832

  • Lussy [any, hy/hym]
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    1 month ago

    Who gives a fuck, if you’re still using twitter that’s on you.

  • CarbonConscious [he/him]
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    1 month ago

    Maybe I'm missing something, but I've found it very strange the concern over this change. I mean, it's only for public posts, which they could see if they just logged out or switched to a burner account anyways? Like, if it let them send a message or comment on posts, or see posts for followers only or something, I'd see the issue, but it doesn't seem like that aspect of the feature was all that meaningful anyways. Am I wrong?

    I mean I assume if it's a big public priority of melon-musk it's probably something terrible, so there must be more to it than how I'm understanding it currently.

    • wild_dog
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      1 month ago

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      • CarbonConscious [he/him]
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        1 month ago

        I mean I guess? Seems like the people you'd want to be blocking in the first place are the exact type of people you'd expect to have a whole clown car full of obnoxious burner accounts in the first place. And FB and IG make more sense because those accounts are (at least theoretically) real id linked - you're not supposed to be able to just go make more accounts on a whim, and you're setting the privacy on posts to only show to mutuals. Just seems like the flimsiest protection imaginable.

        And yeah obvs bellend does this stuff to help his impressively stupid followers, and it's definitely dumb, but I'd be a thousand percent surprised if he hasn't made the engineers over there work insane overtime hours just to hardcore his account with godmode viewing and posting powers. Hell, we saw the code for white(!)-listed hate speech filter bypass for him and his buddies, so they're clearly not above it.

        Just seems like a really surface level thing to worry about that doesn't really affect any degree of safety or privacy. Still, stupid, yes.

      • CarbonConscious [he/him]
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        1 month ago

        I think someone just had a goofy meme idea and a made a silly, and then it stuck because it looks silly and lessens the pain of having to see that daft bastard's crufty mug again.

        Already more thought than that turd-through-a-playdoh-spaghetti-machine-for-brains dork-waffle deserves, tbqh.

    • FortifiedAttack [any]
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      1 month ago

      Or literally just open xcancel or another nitter instance in a new tab.

      I agree, it doesn't really prevent anyone from seeing public posts.

  • GVAGUY3 [he/him]
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    1 month ago

    Apple and Google require social media apps to have block functions

    • UlyssesT
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      15 days ago

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    • NewAcctWhoDis [any]
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      1 month ago

      If this were actually a violation of the ToS you'd have to say goodbye to most apps with user generated content, because they work the same way (including lemmy). To my reading the Apple ToS doesn't even require that users can mute each other, just that the devs can block users to moderate the platform.

  • UlyssesT
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    15 days ago

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      • CoolerOpposide [none/use name]
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        1 month ago

        Yeah I’m realizing that what I said wasn’t exactly clear so I edited it to clarify but this is next level stupid