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Block function on Twitter reinstated after outcry from users
TWITTER HAS REVERSED controversial changes it made to its block function, just hours after implementing the changes.
The amendment to the policy meant that if a user was blocked they would be unaware and would still be able to follow the person who blocked them, and see and interact with their tweets.
Meanwhile the person who blocked the user would not see the @replies or mentions of anyone they had blocked.
Essentially the block function became a one-way mute function; the blockees could still see your Twitter activity, but you couldn’t see theirs.
The old rules stated that:
While the changed rules said:
However, the changes only lasted a few hours after users opposed to the changes put pressure on Twitter using the #RestoreTheBlock hashtag.
They complained that it made ‘Twitter stalking’ too easy, and left them with no option but to make their accounts private.
In an updated blog post Twitter’s Vice President of Product Michael Sippey said:
Sippey also explained the reasoning behind the initial changes:
He also said that the company will continue to explore ways to protect users from abuse and retaliation.
-Additional reporting by Quinton O’Reilly
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