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Musk’s plan to axe X's block button is a real win for stalkers and abusers. (www.opendemocracy.net)
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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When I comment that Twitter is trash and I'd never use it, the response I often get is 'it's actually pretty good after you block all the trolls and bots and corporate accounts and politicians and blue checks'... 🙄

[–] zeppo 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Before the musk acquisition I had something like 8,000 people blocked… mostly the inane shit like “Patriot Christian Dog Mom” or incredible douchebags like “dc_draino”.