If Block feature removed, X could be delisted from app stores

The announcement made by Elon Musk that users of X (formerly Twitter), will no longer be able to block others on the platform, has caused uproar as the ‘blocking' feature helps avoid unwanted and spam posts from specific accounts. Removing the feature could also mean violation of the guidelines of Google's PlayStore and Apple's App Store and may result in Twitter getting delisted from these stores.  

Blocking as a tool helps users in “restricting specific accounts from contacting them, seeing their Tweets, and following them.” The feature allows users to control how they want to interact on the platform and helps curb stalking, harassment, and bullying among other issues.  

When a user blocks an account on Twitter then that account will not be able to follow that person anymore or view or find his/her tweets. A person also cannot view the following, followers list, likes and lists user who has blocked him. 

A blocked user also cannot tag the other person in a photo. Blocking also means that you will no longer receive direct messages from the person you have blocked. 

However, if Elon Musk proceeds to do away with the blocking function, all these features will be gone. The billionaire has also said that Twitter will still allow blocking DMs.

“Block is going to be deleted as a “feature”, except for DMs,” Musk tweeted on Friday.