American billionaire Elon Musk announced its desire to remove the block function ‘X’ had, The social network he owned is former Twitter.
This function, used by some as an extra security measure, will no longer be available, according to the information the businessman posted on his social network this Friday.
“Block (blocking) will be suppressed as a function other than DMs,” Musk said, referring to direct messages between users of this social network.
The change to this function, designed to restrict exchanges between certain accounts on the platform, will add to other changes the businessman has promoted since purchasing the social network for $44,000 million in October.
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Musk noted that users will have the option to mute other accounts.
However, he did not give details about the reason for the change or when this measure will be implemented.
Blocking functionality will cause the account to be banned I can’t see what the other user is typing, unless you can leave a comment on your content or tag the other account.
The mute function prevents only the user performing this action from seeing replies from the blocked account, while other users can.
Used worldwide by people from all walks of life since the billionaire took control, the social network has seen a drastic drop in ad revenue, in part as a result. encouragement of all kinds of expression, including the return of hate speech and extremist user accounts.
According to the Digital Anti-Hate Center (CCDH), hate messages are spreading again on the platform, a claim denied by X, who filed a complaint against CCDH.
In December, Elon Musk reopened the account of former President Donald Trump, who was banned from the platform in early 2021 for his role in the attack on the US Capitol on January 6 that same year by a group of supporters who questioned the outcome. The 2020 presidential election that Joe won
Biden.
According to US media, ‘X’ also reinstated American rapper Kanye West’s account eight months after he was suspended.
Last fall, Kanye West, who goes by the stage name Ye, posted a picture of a swastika intertwined with the Star of David, and Elon Musk has decided to suspend his account.
DIGITAL SCOPE WRITING
WITH INFORMATION FROM AFP
TIME
Source: Exame
