Twitter has changed its Block feature to improve site performance by reducing the computational load required to filter blocked content. Previously, the process involved querying a list of all users blocked by tweet authors, which was resource-intensive. The new change means users can now see tweets from accounts that have blocked them but cannot interact with those tweets, thus streamlining timeline generation.

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Twitter’s new Block change might improve the site’s performanceWhat about Mute?
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