Trying to completely block someone on X? You will have to do more than press the lock button.
X started to make a difference to the Sunday block feature that modifies what it means to stop contacting someone on the platform. According to the update, it doesn't matter if you hit the block button or not — the person you're trying to block will be able to see your public posts anyway. They won't be able to engage with your posts by liking or replying to them, but they'll still have access.
To block someone completely, you'll need to make your public posts private.
X first announced the change in mid-October. Within two days of announcement, X rival Bluesky added 1.2 million new users.
Bluesky is now finished 13 million users.
Another X competitor, Meta's Threads network, announced on Sunday that it has passed 275 million monthly active userswith Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg saying last month that more than a million people check in daily to Threads. In a September post, a Threads user called the lock button “one of the most magical features” of the Threads app.
X had 600 million monthly active users since May.
Meanwhile, X User are showing their frustration, posting things on the app like “an update no one asked for” and stating they're blocking accounts “for security reasons“and to protect myself against content thieves.
Terrible idea that NOBODY ASKED FOR.
I block people for security reasons and if they can still see my posts what the hell is the point??
– TARS? (@TARSRel0aded) November 3, 2024
Those of us who have followers here and content thieves don't appreciate this change at all and shouldn't need to close our accounts to protect ourselves from predatory types.
— Mountain Streams – AJay (@HDealla) November 3, 2024