[Hamuko]

>It simply works.

Does it? Because I've seen it used to spread all sorts of bullshit, including against Musk/X.

One case that comes to my mind when Musk wanted to make blocking to work the same as muting, and the false claim of it being against Apple's App Store rules was added as context.

[spookie]

In what way does blocking not work the same as muting?

[Hamuko]

If you mute a user, you will not see posts from that user but they can see and interact with your posts. If you block a user, you will not see posts from that user and they cannot see or interact with your posts.