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A few months ago, Elon Musk-owned X was reportedly testing some changes to how the block feature works on the social media platform.
Previously, if you blocked someone on X, they wouldn’t be able to see your private or public posts, send DMs, reply or interact in any way.
However, the updated version of the block feature now lets anyone you have blocked see your public posts but still prevents any interactions.
X also said that accounts you lock will not get a notification alerting them that their account has been blocked.
But if someone you have blocked tries to open your profile page, the ‘Follow’ button will be replaced by a ‘Blocked’ button.
And while posts from blocked accounts will no longer appear on your timeline, if someone you follow tags the blocked account, then that post will still be visible. If you want to view their public posts, press the ‘Yes, view profile’ button.
To block someone on the platform, press the three dot button that appears to the top right of a post, click on the ‘Block’ button and tap on ‘Confirm’.
In case you are wondering, this is different from the ‘mute’ feature, which also helps limit engagement from accounts without blocking them.