X is developing a tool to block links in replies to cut down on spam
X is developing a new tool that’ll allow users to block links in replies, which could help cut down on spam.
Engadget noted that the new tool first surfaced online via a post from independent app researcher Nima Owji, who has discovered such unreleased features in the past.
Owji, simply enough, posted, “X is working on the ability to let you disable links in the replies of your posts!” Owji included a screenshot of what the potentially forthcoming tool looks like.
The feature looks simple enough. It’ll just be a box to check to disable links in the replies. That could be helpful to stop the accounts that flood popular posts with spammy links, often to questionable products. Others post links intentionally trying to mislead you. So blocking replies with links could certainly prove helpful.
Christopher Stanley, senior director for security engineering at X, posted a reply about the feature, confirming that it was real and that his team built the tool.
Soon enough you might be able to post a dumb joke without worrying about weird links in your replies. There’s been a lot of recent bad change for X, formerly Twitter, but maybe this could be a helpful tool.
