A Block button
A block button to prevent other users from seeing your posts, going into your post history and continuously attacking you everywhere you go would be incredibly useful. The mute button stops you from seeing people's posts but it obviously doesn't stop others from seeing your posts and post history. People with ill will just goes through your post history and constantly attack you even after you mute them.
Cutting off interaction between two very hostile parties with a block button will save everyone a headache in the short and long term. It will also improve the article comments section tremendously.
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Nydia Alicea
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I literally just posted probly the longest rant ever because I did exactly everything you did and I'm continually.Being harassed by On my own mission to literally on so scribe and blocked these people 1 by 1 hundreds Of different websites Seems to have happened at the very same time I have a massive virus in my phone and my eBay account was hacked. Much longer story but my point has been made. Be careful with your personal information. More than ever Because of well let me just say people who control tiktok In A very short period whet from 2 million trolls to 12 million look it up
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Henry Phillips
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At the base level, a block button would give users more control over their own content.
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Jason
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I agree. I get continuously harassed by a troll farm on Yahoo comments. I exposed a troll farm and now whenever I post anything, I get thumbed down in a matter of minutes. I tested this by posting on a very old article with no activity only to find that my comment was immediately thumbed down by approximately 23 accounts. How does that happen unless someone is running a troll-farm or multiple fraudulent accounts? Now that troll farm has created an account that follows me around to harass me. I've reported that account multiple times and Yahoo does absolutely nothing. I believe that this inaction on Yahoo's part is because they have a leftist bias and are treating anyone that is not a leftist differently than those that support leftist causes. Surely Yahoo doesn't want to be caught allowing people to run a troll farm on their comments, or do they?
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Charlene W
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How does one block these fake news stories? I dont want to receive these liberal notices about children dying from covid when anyone knows people are dying this year NOT covid related.
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A 2 way block option has been needed for years. The comment boards are inundated with bullies, stalkers, and other abusive trolls. It needs to be stopped. And, Yahoo would very likely attract increased viewership if it fostered a far more positive commenting environment.
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Yes!!! Yahoo, do something right, for once, and ad this feature ASAP. Add an unmute option, too, while you’re at it.
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[Deleted User]
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100% agree. A block feature would be fantastic, and much appreciated.
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Mike Donkey
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Yeah that won't happen anytime soon; Yahoo!'s developers are too busy making their category pages format look like complete garbage (i.e. https://news.yahoo.com/politics/)
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LivnLife playnhavefun
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Another PLEADING vote for a #1) BLOCK feature, and #2) UNMUTE feature... pleazzzzzzz begging
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Chris Cruise
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Come on Yahoo, give us a way to properly block abusers. You'll be doing everyone a favor.
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David Ledezma
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@Robert Harris You are right. The mute option really only does half the job. Both the target of the mute and the account using the mute should not be able to see each other's posts. Not just the account using the mute. This guarantees a return to a level of civility and a reduction in abusive posts.
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James Devault
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Please add a block button Yahoo. It will be immensely helpful in your discussion sections.
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Patrick Gröber
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I'm hoping Yahoo adds an unmute / unblock function in addition to a block button. Functions like that are very much needed in my opinion.
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Robert Harris
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I can definitely see a block button cleaning up some of the personal attacks, stalking, trolling and other nonconstructive comments in the article discussions. Muting only does half the job. It doesn't make sense to just have one person blocked from seeing posts but the other person is free to stalk and continue attacking.
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Jim Bryant
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This will be one of the most useful features ever if Yahoo decides to implement a proper blocking mechanism. I cannot emphasize this enough: people can be very petty and persistent. Maybe the mute should just be upgraded to block others from seeing your posts in addition to blocing you from seeing their posts? Also add a way to unmute if you accidentally mute or otherwise want to unmute someone.
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Jason Statham
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I would like to use a block button feature as described in op post as soon as possible.
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James Wesley
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Why is there no way to unmute someone in the comments?
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Joseph.T
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I would like to request a block button as well. The little bit of control over our own content will go a long way. There are also quite a few people in the comments section that are not interested in thoughtful discourse. Some users apparently just find it amusing to stalk other users for years on end.
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Engineer
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Being able to block would be incredibly helpful.
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Charles_Smith_CFA
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I'm wondering why Yahoo doesn't already have a block button. This is a convenient feature offered by many other sites with reader commentary sections.