Muting users on Twitter

Mute is a feature that allows you to hide a user’s Tweets from your timeline. When you mute a user on Twitter, their content will no longer be visible to you, and you will no longer receive push or SMS notifications from that user.

Some things to know about muting:

• Muted users can follow you and interact with your content.
• You can follow a user you’ve muted. Muting a user will not cause you to unfollow them.
• @ replies and @ mentions from muted users you follow will still appear in your Notifications tab.
• Muted users you follow can still send you a direct message.
• When you mute a user, their previous Tweets will still be displayed; only Tweets from the point you muted them will be hidden.

To mute a Twitter user on the web:

Muting from a Tweet:

1. From a Tweet, click More at the bottom of the Tweet.
2. Click Mute.

Muting from a profile:

1. Go to the profile page of the person you wish to mute.
2. Click the gear icon  on their profile page. This brings up a drop-down actions menu.
3. Select Mute from the options listed.

Once you’ve muted a user on the web, you will see a confirmation banner. If you made a mistake, you can click Undo to unmute a user right away.

To mute a Twitter user on iOS:

Muting from a Tweet:

1. Tap a Tweet from the user you’d like to mute.
2. Tap the ••• icon.
3. Tap Mute and Yes, I’m sure to confirm.

Muting from a profile:

1. Visit the profile page of the user you wish to mute.
2. Tap the gear icon. 
3. Tap Mute and Yes, I’m sure to confirm.

To mute a Twitter user on Twitter for Android:

Muting from a Tweet:

1. Tap the ⋮ icon.
2. Tap Mute @username and confirm.

Muting from a profile:

1. Visit the profile page of the user you wish to mute.
2. Tap the gear icon. 
3. Tap Mute and Yes, I’m sure to confirm.

How do I know if I have muted someone?

When you visit the profile of a user you have muted, you will see the red mute icon. 

To unmute a Twitter user:

1. Visit the muted user’s profile on Twitter.
2. Click the red mute icon  to unmute.

Unfollowing, blocking and reporting accounts as spam:

In addition to muting users, you can also unfollow users, block users, or report accounts as spam. Please read those help pages for more information.

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