• ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net
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    3 months ago

    Yep.

    From the sounds of it:

    Before: if you block somebody, they cannot see your stuff.

    After: if you block somebody, they can still visit your profile.

    Usually, when you block someone, they can no longer see your feed; instead, it’s replaced with a message stating that they’re blocked. Now, they can freely browse your feed; they’re just not allowed to interact or comment on your posts.

    https://www.makeuseof.com/x-block-feature-poor-job-blocking-people/

    NGL Elon’s excitement sounds like he was blocked by a lot of people and Daddy Musk will not have closed doors in this household! 😮‍💨

    • Sanctus@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Stalkers and abusers rejoice!

      Seriously, if you are on twitter and have had a relationship with someone like this do not post on your account or they will find you now.

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        3 months ago

        Your scenario doesn’t exist. All you had to do to get around this was make a new profile.

    • Fiona@discuss.tchncs.de
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      3 months ago

      To be fair though: While circumventing that was as easy as logging out, the inability to see things while logged in was kinda stupid and gave people a false perception of privacy. In that setting that change is just a case of being honest.

      With the ability to view posts without account largely removed, it’s a bit of a different story, but I have to admit that if it’s public on Xitter, it’s still kinda public, so hiding it still kinda missing the poin.