The single worst and most crushing change Elon Musk has made to X is suppressing visibility based on blocks from large accounts. Here are 6 reasons why it’s bad: 1. Anti-competitive behavior: It incentivizes large accounts to block rising competitors, not because of “harassment” but because it’s an easy way to kneecap growth. Instead of competing on ideas, they can now win by silencing. 2. Content theft: Even after blocking, those same large accounts can still view your content. That means they can quietly mine smaller accounts for posts, riffs, or ideas, stealing without fear that you’ll gain exposure or credit. 3. Chilling effect on growth: For smaller creators, the risk is obvious: you can invest time, creativity, and energy only to have your momentum crushed at the whim of a bigger account. Many simply stop trying. 4. Erosion of trust: Users don’t trust the playing field when visibility isn’t based on merit, virality, or engagement, but on opaque block lists. People begin to sense the game is rigged. 5. Reduced diversity of voices: Over time, only a handful of “approved” or entrenched accounts dominate timelines. The variety and vibrancy that once made the platform addictive shrinks. 6. Contradiction of Musk’s rhetoric: Musk has positioned X as a champion of free expression and the open competition of ideas. This policy does the opposite: it rewards censorship by the powerful and punishes authentic competition. It’s time to end this policy. I truly hope Elon will reconsider it.