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X's (Twitter) block button is losing its bite


Blocked X users can soon peek at your posts.

The update aims to fix a loophole that let users bypass blocks with alternate accounts, allowing them to still view and interact with content. Independent app researcher Nima Owji was the first to spill the news about X/Twitter's upcoming block feature update. By backtracking on its earlier promise to completely scrap the block feature and instead allowing it to still limit engagement, X is trying to play it safe.

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