Loss of protective feature may bring it into conflict with safety guidelines on App Store and Google Play
Social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, will remove a protective feature that lets users block other accounts,The block function allows a user to restrict specific accounts from contacting them, seeing their posts or following them.
Removing or limiting the block feature might bring X into conflict with guidelines incorporated by Apple’s App Store and Alphabet’s Google Play. Apple says apps with user-generated content must have the ability to block abusive users. Google Play Store says apps must provide an in-app system for blocking user-generated content and users.Responding to a post from anti-bullying activist Monica Lewinsky urging X to keep the “critical tool to keep people safe online“, chief executive Linda Yaccarino defended Musk’s move.
“Our users’ safety on X is our number one priority. And we’re building something better than the current state of block and mute. Please keep the feedback coming,” Yaccarino posted. The company has said Musk would lead the product and engineering teams, while Yaccarino would lead all other teams, including legal and sales.
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