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Maybe requiring the blocked user to have *some* interaction with the blocking user before being able to block them? A comment, a reply, a follow, a PM, anything.
Comment by Bardfinn at 21/12/2021 at 00:54 UTC
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That's the way it was for a long time - the only way to block was to do so from an inbox item. There was a specific API endpoint for that functionality.
People pointed out that this was not sufficient - waiting for someone to send abuse was not good enough.
These changes are made with an eye towards grinding out the last of the hatred, harassment, and violent extremism that continues to hold onto Reddit - for various reasons (none of them good)
The ability to ban them from subreddits allowed for specific subreddits to be safe harbours - but if the target was to participate anywhere outside of those subreddits, they'd be dogpiled (by the same accounts, very often) - in a Mafioso-esque operation of harassment and intimidation.
Those people no longer have the power to maintain that effort.