With the help of baneoftoasters I got to check out this update and see what exactly it does.
So this is what the blocked users list looks like now.
I’m going to add them on here for testing purposes.
Oh hey now they’re on the list, all pixelized and blocked! Neat. Now here are our testing notes.
When a user is blocked;
You will automatically unfollow them if you’re following them.
Blocked user will be made to unfollow you and can’t refollow you even if they click the follow button [Note: When refreshed it shows that clicking the follow button didn’t work.]
Blocked user’s icon will appear pixelized in the list of block users.
Blocked user can’t reblog you [Note: With the use of xkit’s quick reblog function, they can reblog from you regardless]
Blocked user can’t like any of your posts
Blocked user can send you asks (and will show in your activity feed/inbox icon) but they won’t appear in your inbox on desktop or mobile
This is the only indication you’ll receive about a blocked user’s message.
Even if a user is blocked:
Blocked users can access blog from _________.tumblr.com (they just can’t interact with the content through reblogs/likes).
You can reblog, like, and send them asks and the blocked user will see the acitivity in their feed and recieve the asks.
If a user is unblocked:
Any asks sent to you by the user when they were blocked will appear in the inbox.
There’s the message after I unblocked her. We hope this information helps!
P.S. Also people you previously blocked before this update will still be following you (if they’re following you, that is). If you unblock and reblock, it will force them to unfollow.
Update: We didn’t notice this before, but now tumblr gives you the option to block anons by their IP addresses. Only anons though.
