5-speed listening (Elon Musk to remove blocking feature on X - Level 5)

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Elon Musk said he will remove the blocking feature from X, formerly known as Twitter. Mr Musk is the owner of X. He said users will no longer be able to block comments from unwanted followers. X users will be unable to restrict people from contacting or following them or from seeing their posts. People will be able to block direct messages. Musk wrote: "Block is going to be deleted as a 'feature,' except for DMs." He added that blocking comments "makes no sense". The change is the latest in Musk's redesign of X. Others include the name and logo change.

Many X users are angry. They believe the block function is essential to keep people safe from hateful content and harassment. The CEO of the crypto-currency company Binance said Musk should focus his efforts on making X safer and easier to use. He said: "X should really solve the bots and spam problems before removing blocks." Another critic said no blocking feature could make bullying more common. He said it could discourage the free speech of users who are the targets of bullies. Another critic said people, "need a mechanism to block abusive users".

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