In contrast, Conservative MP Michelle Rempel, who has a hashtag, #BlockedByRempel, devoted to her abundant use of the block button on Twitter, was happy to explain her reasoning.

Users pointed out that the block button is often the first recourse in situations of mass doxxing or online verbal abuse, like death threats, spurred by a viral post or controversy.

After the changes on X went into effect, BlueSky had used its official account there to highlight the function of its block button. “At Bluesky, we take online safety seriously,” it wrote.

X Corp. owner Elon Musk posted on Friday that the social media platform plans to remove the block feature, except for DMs, noting that the ability to block users “makes no sense.” Blocking ...

Similarly, parents will now be able to block specific experiences within Roblox. Parents have already had the ability to limit in-app content based on its age rating, but parents have still at times ...