Twitter's removal of block function appears to violate both Apple and Google's app store policies

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• noahm@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Its use of a single letter app name did, too, and we see how quickly they bent the rules to accommodate the name change.

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  • kratoz29@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Exactly my thoughts, the rules are bullshit if they are not equal for everybody.

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• DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Report it.

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  Probably won’t make a difference, but wouldn’t it be great if the app stores removed them for violations?

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  • Kalkaline@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Or…now hear me out…delete your Twitter account and just stay on the fediverse.

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    • TheBananaKing@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Porque no los dos?

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• Hiccup@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Getting rid of the block function is like trying to run email without a spam filter. Elon musk/ Twitter was already out of control. Now they’ve completely lost their minds, even more than they already had.

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• Dick_Justice@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  What a trash service. I literally don’t know anyone who wouldn’t be net happier in life if they just deleted Twitter.

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• reddig33@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I would love to see Apple remove “X” from the App Store. I hope they have the balls to do it.

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• CapnMoisesBKind@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I hope they do something about this though. being able to block someone is like a core feature of a social media app.

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• TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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• Steve@communick.news ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  That’s a different kind of “blocking”.
  They’re referring to something more like banning. Kicking people off the service.

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  • band_on_the_run@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    No, on both of them it says the app itself must have the ability to block users. In other words, the user has the ability to block someone. Since neither app would ever allow a user to have the ability to ban someone completely from the site, the blocking function they are referring to is the blocking function as it exists today.

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  • Hildegarde@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    That seems to be how the apple store is worded. But google requires in app blocking of users and content, which cannot be reasonably interoperated as moderator removals or bans.

    Musk’s proposed change would violate the language in the image for google’s store.

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• Strangle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  They should just let users ban other users entirely from the app

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• cedarmesa@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Mark my words. He’ll dial this back to only blue checkmarks can block. Dont wanna be harassed by nazis, pay me.

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• Squander@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  rent freeeeeeeeeeee

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