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Won't be long before a browser extension checks the same page via a signed out user for you, cancelling out this feature. Seems as pointless as a public twitter
by core-utility 5y ago
Won't be long before a browser extension checks the same page via a signed out user for you, cancelling out this feature. Seems as pointless as a public twitter account blocking someone from seeing their tweets, the blocked party can just sign out or open a private tab.
- Drakim 5y agoI agree that you can't really make this feature bulletproof against workarounds, but does it need to be? How many times will a user block somebody who is stalking them or just being a nuance, and this person happens to not use such an extension and not check with private tabs? Even a 1% success rate is still something good overall, you stopped 1% of the bad behavior. Would you likewise not use an adblocker unless it was 100% effective?
- fknorangesite 5y agoThey're bringing their "block user" functionality to be in line with how blocking works on other platforms and thus what users expect out of the feature. If I blocked someone on reddit before, I would have been very surprised to find that they can still see what I post. Previous behaviour would be more akin to what on twitter/instagram/whatever is referred to as "muting." Also as Drakim said: it doesn't need to be bulletproof. It's for mitigation and adding hurdles to abusive users; escalation to reporting-to-admins still exists.