Revolutionizing Privacy on Social Media: X’s New Account Blocking Policy Allows Users to View Responses from Previously Blocked Accounts

The social media platform X has recently announced a significant change to its account blocking policy. Users will now be able to view responses to their posts from accounts they have previously blocked on the platform. The change aims to give users more control over their interactions with other accounts while maintaining public visibility of posts.

Previously, when a user blocked another account, the blocked account could continue to respond to the user’s posts, but the user who initiated the block could not see these responses. However, the company has now made changes so that users can see responses from accounts they have blocked.

The Engineering team at X stated that this change was made with the intention of giving users more control over their experience on the platform while also allowing them to identify and report any incorrect content that they could not previously see. The aim is to maintain a balance between user privacy and public visibility of posts.

Elon Musk, owner of X, had previously expressed his opposition to the blocking feature and announced that it would be removed except for direct messages. Despite being a requirement of application stores like Google Play and Apple Store, Musk argued that it did not make sense in line with X’s mission of promoting free speech and transparency.

Overall, X’s new account blocking policy change is an important step towards empowering users by giving them more control over their interactions with other accounts on the platform while maintaining public visibility of posts.