Now, blocking as ‘feature’ will be deleted on X. Here’s what it means…

Since Elon Musk has taken over Twitter (now known as X) through his $44 billion deal, the micro-blogging site has witnessed several changes. From its logo to other features have been changed or updated by its new owner. Now, Musk said that blocking will still be possible for direct messages, however, it would be ‘deleted as a feature.’

Blocking as feature will be deleted on X: Elon Musk

Notably, blocking is a common feature used as a safety tool that helps the users to protect themselves from unwanted or miscellaneous interactions on X. It ensures that blocked accounts won’t see the user’s posts and that their posts won’t show up in your feed. Most importantly, the blocked accounts can not direct-message the users.

Meanwhile, the users still be alb to mute other accounts, which means they won’t see that user’s posts. However, a muted account can see the person’s posts, can respond to them and repost them to their own followers with commentary. Further, muted accounts also can still send direct messages.

Musk and his rules

After Musk acquired this social media platform, he rolled back the safety policies that Twitter had. That’s not it, the billionaire has also fired content moderators and reinstated formerly banned users who broke previous rules.

Amid this, several advertisers have left the platform, contributing to a 50 per cent drop in X’s ad revenue.

In response to criticism about how the changes have affected the platform’s safety, X Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino said that ‘over 99 per cent of content users and advertisers see on Twitter is healthy.’ She hasn’t disclosed what defines ‘healthy’ or how the company calculates that measurement.