There has been widespread opposition over news the social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, could lose the safety feature.
abc.net.au/news/elon-musk-looks-to-scrap-blocking-on-x-twitter/102751598Billionaire owner Elon Musk has signalled his intention to scrap the blocking feature from X, formerly known as Twitter.Blocking is used to restrict interactions with specific accountsMusk said blocking would be "deleted as a 'feature', except for DMs", indicating the option would still be available for direct messages between users of the social media platform.
X CEO Linda Yaccarino responded to Ms Lewinsky's posts, saying "our users' safety on X is our number one priority".Loading Twitter content Actor James Wood also criticised the move, saying "X will be untenable for people like me, who are willing to share their identities".Others have argued removing the block feature may conflict with guidelines incorporated by Apple's App Store and Alphabet's Google Play,., its advertising business has collapsed, in part because of its looser approach to blocking hate speech.
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