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X users will need to make their account private if they want to remain safe from trolls and stalkers.
  • X is telling users that blocking will soon be useless and trolls and stalkers will soon be able to see their posts again.
  • Instead of blocking, X advises that users take their account private, the antithesis to what X and its progenitor Twitter was about.
  • This removal of blocking may violate Apple and Google’s policies regarding platforms that host user generated content.
  • barcaxavi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 hours ago

    This is the first time I’m exploring this, but I think you’re wrong.

    On Mastodon you can:

    So post visibility is not something you set per profile, but per post. But you have an effective tool to decide who you let in AND remove on the way.