[s09dfhks]

Others have mentioned, it is in the terms of the apple App Store and google play store that to have your social media app listed, it must support blocking(1)

[1] https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#use...

[cubefox]

This is false. See:

> To prevent abuse, apps with user-generated content or social networking services must include:

> A method for filtering objectionable material from being posted to the app

Filtering is exactly what muting does, which will still be allowed.