It's been a feature requested for years, but Spotify has now finally implemented the ability to block users on its music streaming service.
As Engadget reports, until now, the only way to get a user blocked was by contacting Spotify customer services. But this week it's an option available across all accounts. Simply open the profile you want to block, click or tap the three-dot button, and then select "Block." If you're on mobile, select "Block User" instead.
Once the block is initiated, that Spotify user will no longer be able to view your listening activity or access your page. Any public playlists you have will also be removed from their view. If you can't see the block option yet, don't worry, Spotify is rolling it out to accounts this week so just wait a bit longer.
The Spotify Community pages have regularly seen requests for help blocking someone, with the answer until now being "it's currently not possible." The first hint of a change occurred back in June when a status update was posted stating a block followers feature was now "under consideration" by the Spotify team. Four months later and it's finally a real feature on the service.