So you have been following someone on Twitter for a while now. But you don’t want to see their tweets anymore. Blocking them is too aggressive, you don’t really want to unfollow them.
A good way to stop seeing them on your timeline without them finding about it is to mute them. Here’s how you can do that.
MUTING A USER ON WEB
- Click on … icon at the bottom of a tweet by the user you want to mute
- Click Mute
Alternatively, you can go to the profile page of the user you want to mute, click the gear icon and select Mute.
When you’ve muted a user you will see a confirmation banner. If you want to unmute them you can click on Undo and do so instantly.
MUTING A USER ON ANDROID
- Tap a tweet by the user you want to mute
- Tap the overflow button (three vertical dots) at the top-right corner
- Select Mute
Or you can go to the profile of the user you want to mute, tap the overflow button and select Mute
MUTING A USER ON IOS
- Tap a tweet by the user you want to mute
- Tap ••• icon
- Tap Mute and confirm
To mute them from their profile, tap on the gear icon > Mute and confirm.
Once you’ve muted a user, their Tweets and Retweets will not show on your timeline anymore. Muting will not cause you to unfollow them. They will not know that you have muted them. The muted user can still send you Direct Messages and mentions by them will show on your Notifications tab. You will not receive push or SMS notifications from muted account.
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