Elon Musk Just Announced A New Change That Could Finally Kill Twitter For Good

Elon Musk’s recent move to eliminate the block feature on Twitter has encountered strong opposition from users who value its utility. The blocking functionality is widely regarded as crucial in curbing abuse on Twitter and other social media platforms. Contrary to Musk’s opinion, blocking a user on Twitter offers individuals comprehensive protection from abusive accounts by rendering an entire profile invisible to the blocked user — encompassing tweets, likes, and retweets. In comparison, the “Mute” option only shields users from viewing tweets.

Interestingly, before taking control of Twitter, Musk was a big proponent of the block feature and was known to use it with impunity. He had famously blocked several accounts critical of him, and it seems it never occurred to him that he could have just used the mute option instead. Musk did, however, eventually change his stance when in February 2023, it was announced that he had unblocked everyone on the platform while also urging others to do so.

While the outcome of Musk’s intentions to remove the block feature remains uncertain, many users think it is just an additional nail in Twitter’s proverbial coffin. It has also come to light that Musk’s decision to remove the option to block users may conflict with Apple’s App Store policies and could even result in the removal of the Twitter app (now X) from Apple’s platform. In light of this information, it would be interesting to see if Musk would actually go through with his decision to risk being de-platformed from the Apple ecosystem.