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View submission: Safety update on Reddit’s follow feature
So if we block them, we can't see them but they can still see us?
Shouldn't it be the other way around?
Someone could be trying to doxx me, and I'd never know
Comment by RedAero at 14/07/2021 at 20:21 UTC
26 upvotes, 3 direct replies
There's hardly a way to stop people from seeing what you post via blocking, since they can just a) sign out or b) create a new account that you haven't blocked. Unless you want a weird sort of only-people-I-approve-of-can-see-my-stuff system, you're stuck with the risks of posting on what is a public forum.
Comment by dmoneyyyyy at 14/07/2021 at 17:39 UTC
31 upvotes, 5 direct replies
This is one of the issues that we'll be digging into with the block feature update later this year. We'll share more as soon as we can.
Comment by rdewalt at 14/07/2021 at 20:55 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Nobody EVER makes new accounts to get around blocks /s What I'm thinking should be done is that they cannot tell if they're blocked without jumping accounts.
Perhaps "Person A blocked Person B" would cause threads containing Person A to never be visible to Person B. Not "you were blocked" Sort of the inverse of a shadowban.
No system will ever be perfect. Assholes and Trolls will go to incredible lengths to get their fix.
Comment by nolo_me at 15/07/2021 at 10:44 UTC
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Problem is reddit is a public site. You can't stop someone from seeing you if all they have to do to get around it is log out.
Comment by vsync at 15/07/2021 at 01:18 UTC
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So if we block them, we can't see them but they can still see us?
Shouldn't it be the other way around?
What you are asking is not a thing that is possible.
Someone could be trying to doxx me, and I'd never know
Yes, and it is good you have recognized that aspect of life in this our universe.
Comment by [deleted] at 14/07/2021 at 22:20 UTC
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Great point
Comment by NothingReallyAndYou at 15/07/2021 at 09:13 UTC
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This needs to be stated clearly when you use the Block Account feature. I had no idea it didn't work the way Block User does on every other website I'm on. I believed that I was making my posts and profile invisible.
It feels like the only remotely safe option Reddit has accidentally left us is to make a separate account for each sub we want to be active in. I already use unique and completely unrelated usernames on each social media site. Apparently that's necessary within Reddit, as well.