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Has the safety team vetted this feature to ensure it won't be a tool for abusing users?
The concern that's usually shared about this is that an abuser could True Block their target, then post about them (misinfo, haranguing, doxxing, etc). The person with the best ability to report that kind of content now can't see it, which prevents timely reporting.
Comment by MajorParadox at 21/12/2021 at 00:40 UTC
10 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Many times it's the mods who find and report that harassment too, but the abusing users can just hide the mods to keep them in the dark too.
Comment by Bardfinn at 21/12/2021 at 02:13 UTC
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This provides a signal to admins about the intent of the blockers. If a group or individual blocks someone but then talks about them at length, names them, describes them, and it results in harassment of that person - that’s not criticism of that person in good faith. It’s blatantly and uniquely making a harassment brigade against that person. That speeds admin action against the harassers, instead of them being stuck in a question of “is this really harassment? Is it criticism? Is it *protected speech*?”