if it weren’t so urgent to get them in it could be a public discussion we’d have along with the federation sandbox testing… but we’re just going to jam ‘em in there next week or the week after. figure the rest out later.
imo Block as it exists on Twitter rn is a combo of: - show them a message I don't want to interact w them anymore - block them from replying/QT me - make it harder (but not impossible) for them to read my tweets - ding their reputation in the algo to reduce their reach
Block is not a guarantee that the person on the other end can't see their tweets, even on a centralized platform... imo public posts are public and features to restrict it are best effort, if ppl truly want to be invisible they need to set up encrypted group chats w allowlist of friends
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Reply · Aug 18, 2023@MegaBasedChad I assume this would be mute but fully functioning? I think what ppl like about Block is the impact beyond their own view- sending a…Reply · May 31, 2023haha me too I'm confused why it seems so necessary here but going with it for now...Tweet · Apr 26, 2023would blocking be better or worse if it could be linked to an offending tweet and/or contain a short note abt why? | are you more often the blocker or…Reply · Feb 1, 2023@alterwyx oh wow I consider it much different- unfollowing = not wanting to read my tweets or DM me, soft blocking = wanting me to never reply to you…