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It will soon be impossible to users to prevent blocked users from seeing their posts.

Twitter users will no longer be able to hide their posts from people they have blocked X/Twitter will soon be changing the way the block feature works, making it impossible for users to stop people they have blocked from viewing their posts.

Responding to Musk, Owji said: ‘Good move! ‘The block button for public accounts was a stupid feature since everyone could view the posts from their browsers’ incognito mode.’ Musk has a well-publicised dislike of the block button and has tried on more than one occasion to get rid of it. Last year, Musk claimed the feature ‘makes no sense’ and that ‘it needs to be deprecated in favor of a stronger form of mute.

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