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Twitter/X removing the block feature (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Brands block trolls all the time.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

It's also called a spam filter, once upon a time. Twitter, even before musk, was spam heaven. It's a shit site that is completely out of control. I wouldn't run an email program/ site if it didn't have a spam/ block feature. Same should be for the internet's garbage dump, Twitter.