{"id":139079,"date":"2023-09-02T02:24:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T20:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=139079"},"modified":"2023-09-02T02:24:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T20:54:50","slug":"elon-musk-says-block-feature-to-be-deleted-on-twitter-x-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/elon-musk-says-block-feature-to-be-deleted-on-twitter-x-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk says block feature to be \u2018deleted\u2019 on Twitter\/X – Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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X, formerly Twitter, owner Elon Musk revealed in an August 18 post on the social media site that he intends to delete the block feature for users on the app.<\/p>\n

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Block is going to be deleted as a \u201cfeature\u201d, except for DMs<\/p>\n

\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The missive came in response to a post from the \u201cTesla Owners Silicon Valley\u201d account which questioned why users didn\u2019t simply employ the \u201cmute\u201d feature instead of the block.<\/p>\n

Other users were quick to reply and, as of the time of this article\u2019s publication, it appears as though the vast majority of comments on the original post appear to be from those explaining why the block functionality is important to them.<\/p>\n

Related: <\/em><\/strong>Vitalik Buterin calls X\u2019s Community Notes an example of \u2018crypto values\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cBlocking is bidirectional\u201d posted<\/a> \u2018Cheryl B\u2019 on X, adding \u201cthey can\u2019t see my posts and I don\u2019t have to see or hear from them either. Posts or DM\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the first time Musk\u2019s floated the idea. On June 7 the billionaire responded to a post from self-proclaimed journalist Andy Ngo with a similar sentiment:<\/p>\n

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Blocking public posts makes no sense. It needs to be deprecated in favor of a stronger form of mute.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A litany of users across the app blame Musk\u2019s bent<\/a> to delete the block feature on its negative effect on users who subscribe to the company\u2019s \u201cBlue\u201d service, a subscription service implemented by Musk to replace the app\u2019s former verification service. <\/p>\n

In April 2022, for example, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney called<\/a> people who supported the \u201cBlock the Blue\u201d campaign, a user-led effort to block Blue subscribers on sight, \u201closers and goons.\u201d Sweeney went on to state that X\/Twitter should employ a meritocracy-based verification system.<\/p>\n

Musk\u2019s one word reply<\/a>: \u201cExactly.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Exactly<\/p>\n

\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While most users expressing concern over the block feature\u2019s impending deletion appear worried over the potential for unfettered harassment, the crypto community seems to be focused on the increased opportunity for scam accounts, spam, and bots to perpetuate.<\/p>\n

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Scam accounts now in the comments pic.twitter.com\/P3uGjAUIlJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Satoshi Club (@esatoshiclub) August 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Elon getting ready to drop the worse update of all time pic.twitter.com\/41RA9Tcuxt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jawn (@Jawnxwick) August 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We reached out to X for comment and received an immediate autoreply response: “We’ll get back to you soon.” We’ll update this article with any commentary we receive.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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