Elon Musk says X will let blocked accounts still see user posts

Responding to a post on the subject, Mr Musk said: “High time this happened
Elon Musk says X will let blocked accounts still see user posts

Elon Musk has announced a change to how the block function on X will work. Picture: Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA

Elon Musk has said social media platform X plans to scale back how its blocking tool works, so that blocked accounts will still be able to view a user’s public posts, but not engage with them.

Currently, when an account blocks another on the site, it prevents the blocked user from being able to view any activity on the other’s profile, as well as interact with any of their posts.

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