Shelly Palmer

Pinterest launches user blocking and reporting, adds more granular email settings

Pinterest

Well that was quicker than expected. Just a few hours ago, we wrote about a hack to let you block users on Pinterest, and now the social network has made the feature official. The company today announced the ability to block and report a user; if you don’t see the flag icon immediately, that’s because the features are rolling out gradually this week on the Web version of the social network, and will arrive on mobile in the next update. Pinterest says it is adding the ability to block and report a user “to help keep our community positive and respectful.” Read the full story at The Next Web.