Blocked users could attack their targets by screenshotting their posts and encouraging followers to go after them them.
Users will be able to see if such behavior occurs with this update, allowing for greater transparency.
It ignores ones boundaries around whom they want to see them.
X has begun rolling out a controversial change to its block function.Artem Golub / Getty
Apples guidelines specifically state that apps must have the ability to block abusive users from the service.
At this point, it remains to be seen how much impact this change will have on user experience.
Musk has been heavily posting increasingly more right-wing, incendiary content in the run-up to the presidential election.
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