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In His Latest Threat to Public Safety, Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Remove Option to Block Users (gizmodo.com)
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[โ€“] halfempty@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So let's say someone is harassing and abusing somebody on the platform. Blocking gives the victim a recourse. Let's say someone with an extreme ideology, such as a Nazi anti-semite, consistently posts hate at a jewish person. Blocking gives the victim a recourse. Blocking is an essential feature of social media, and Musk is a complete idiot.

[โ€“] Borkingheck@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yes but now you pay for that service. So it's fine.