Elon Musk said Friday he will remove the block feature on X. That could jeopardize the app formerly known as Twitter's spot on Google Play and Apple's App...
Elon Musk’s declaration on Friday that he would remove the block feature on X, the social-media platform formerly known as Twitter, could jeopardize its spot on Apple Inc.’s App Store and Alphabet Inc.’s Google Play.
The Tesla Inc. TSLA, -2.09% chief executive and owner of X said the microblogging service will soon remove user’s ability to block people — with the exception of direct messages. In a post on Twitter, Musk said that the block feature “makes no sense” and recommended people use the mute button instead.
Musk’s comment came in response to a question about whether there’s “ever a reason to block” someone rather than muting them. But he provided neither details nor a timeline for making the change. Guidelines on Apple’s AAPL, +0.26% App Store and Google’s GOOGL, -2.22% GOOG, -2.07% Play Store require social-media apps like Twitter and Meta Platforms Inc.’s META, -0.81% Facebook to have a block feature to give users the ability to block abusive people.
Should X violate that rule, it could be booted off the two popular app stores. That’s assuming, of course, that the controversial Musk follows through on his most recent bluster.
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