X's engineering team stated, "If your posts are set to public, accounts you have blocked will be able to view them, but they will not be able to engage whatsoever."
The company justified the change by mentioning that blocking functionality could be misused to "share and hide harmful or private information about those they've blocked," and this update aims for greater transparency.
Elon Musk argued last year, "blocking public posts makes no sense. It needs to be deprecated in favor of a stronger form of mute," highlighting a different perspective on user privacy and control.
Critics expressed concern, stating that the new policy could enable stalkers, as blocked accounts can now "view, screenshot, and share content posted by the person who blocked them," leading to safety issues.
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