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[–] jherazob@beehaw.org 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Here's the context, bigots complaining about being blocked

[–] miracleorange@beehaw.org 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

a stronger form of mute

Yeah, Muskrat. You know what that's called? BLOCKING.

[–] wiredfire@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago

blocking public posts makes no sense

Don’t entirely disagree, the content is still easily visible. But it’s not about blocking content from being seen, Musky baby, it’s about blocking accounts from hurling abuse at the poster.

needs .. a stronger form of mute

For just public posts? Block feels like a fairly comprehensively strong form of mute..?

[–] Derproid@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Idk I think I can be in favor of this if it worked like this. I can block you and I won't see anything you post and you can't DM me, but you can see and reply to my posts (replys that I don't see) so that you aren't excluded from the general discussion that my post brings up.

[–] Lionir@beehaw.org 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The problem now becomes that people will harass you and your followers on your posts way more easily now because they can just see all you do while you don't. It enables people doing the harassment.

[–] Derproid@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

But followers that don't want to see it could also block those people no?