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Yes, muting seems far less aggressive than blocking to me. For one thing the mutee doesn't even know it has happened. I don't quite understand why some Twitte
by tome 5y ago
Yes, muting seems far less aggressive than blocking to me. For one thing the mutee doesn't even know it has happened. I don't quite understand why some Twitter users seems to take delight in announcing they have blocked someone.
- wombatpm 5y agoMuting saves you from the annoyance, but still subjects your followers.
- eproxus 5y agoBlocking on Twitter is such a meaningless feature. You can just log out to access the content someone who blocked you. It’s like the feature only exists to make people feel good about signaling their actions to the blocked party. Muting fulfills all the goals those features are supposed to solve. Does blocking actually add anything sensible on top that I missed?
- jazzyjackson 5y agoI guess it prevents them from participating in the replies to your tweets, so it prevents your access to the parent’s audience. A tweet is kind of like a stage, you might have a million followers, everyone who replies is also seen by your audience. Blocking is like preventing people from getting up on your stage.
- Laforet 5y agoIt is an announcement to the world that those are the type of questions and discussions that shall not be entertained. It may seem a bit aggressive but for any public figure who manages their own Twitter account it is not a bad idea when you get the same tweets thrown at you all day. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/blog/hideki-kamiya-twitter/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/blog/hideki-kamiya-twitt...