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> Why not have user curated and shareable blocklists? Not a fan of this. I've found myself banned a couple times, only to find out I likely got caught up some
by fortyseven 6y ago
> Why not have user curated and shareable blocklists?
Not a fan of this.
I've found myself banned a couple times, only to find out I likely got caught up someones blocklist that put out a large blanket block on anyone friends with someone who followed someone else. Or some similar indirect nonsense.
The idea being you're isolating yourself from someone who's friends with an asshole, so you're less likely to encounter someone you don't like.
And if innocent people get caught up in the dragnet, then so be it.
I found this incredibly unfair, and not really smart, either -- not every "follow" is an endorsement. :P
- GhostVII 6y agoSure, but that is the users choice when they chose to use a particular list. I think it is better to give someone the option to choose which people or classes of people to block than decide for them. If someone thinks the risk of blocking someone they are interested in is outweighed by the cost of being exposed to people who's opinions they find damaging, that is their choice. Personally I wouldn't really block anyone, but I think it is better to have the option that to not.
- TheSmiddy 6y agoI find myself blocked from all kinds of accounts that I've never interacted with and as far as I can tell the primary reason is because I follow Sam Harris which is a ludicrous reason to block someone.