That Twitter blocking function is just juvenile and ineffective. If you're publicly posting content, selectively blocking individuals from viewing it will only just slightly annoy them into using a private browsing window. For anyone slightly motivated, that's not a big hurdle. You can mute/ignore on Hive and front-ends handle it well.
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Then have something like lock on Twitter or "friends only" on fb; something to where you can not be followed by someone threatening you. If it's public-only, a good chunk of people are not going to feel safe here. Like, DV survivors.
Unfortunately the platform isn't very compatible with too much private communication. There are encrypted memos but this being a blockchain, I don't think it's a good idea to make all nodes perpetually host a bunch of encrypted data meant for a small group or one person to see once and then move on.
That's unfortunate if that's really a limitation of blockchain, in this era of internet bullying/harassment, and again, the people just trying to avoid their abusive ex or something.
It is possible for a Hive-connected service or sidechain to provide something more social and private. But with what we have now, it's not worth the cost.
I hope someone builds that, then.
Look at inji.com by therealwolf. That might be what you're looking for
It's not a limit of the "blockchain", it's only a limit of imagination.
MOST people want to have the option to share their photos and stories with people they know, and not necessarily with the entire planet.
That's why discord is so popular. Each individual has full control over what happens in their "space".
ANY of the "front-ends" (like peakd or hive.blog) could implement an encryption feature that would scramble your posts on the public blockchain and still make them readable for people on your "access list".
MOST people want to have the option to share their photos and stories with people they know, and not necessarily with the entire planet.
That's why discord is so popular. Each individual has full control over what happens in their "space".
ANY of the "front-ends" (like peakd or hive.blog) could implement an encryption feature that would scramble your posts on the public blockchain and still make them readable for people on your "access list".
The "MUTE" function should automatically trigger the target's "MUTE" back to you.
Basically, a mutual "MUTE" - we could call it "NUKE".
That way, even if they can see your posts by not logging in under that account, they can't leave comments as that account and they can't downvote you as that account. And if they want to move their stake to another account, they can wait 13 weeks, just to get hit with another "MUTE".