The practice of blocking then immediately unblocking someone specifically to remove them as a follower without a full, permanent block, a workaround exploiting a specific platform mechanic to achieve a milder social outcome.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"She soft blocked him instead of a full block, just wanted him off her follower list quietly."
LORE & ORIGIN
Emerged from Twitter user culture once users discovered that briefly blocking and unblocking someone silently severed their follow relationship, a workaround technique that became standard vocabulary once its specific effect was widely understood.
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