What Happens When You Mute Someone on Twitter?
When you mute someone on Twitter, they continue to see tweets posted by the account that muted them and can like, retweet, and comment on them. Muted users can also send a DM, or direct message, to you. While a muted account can interact with your Twitter account, Twitter hides these interactions from you. You won’t see their likes, retweets, or comments in your Twitter notifications or DMs from them in your Twitter inbox.
How to Mute Someone on Twitter
You can mute another user on Twitter from their profile or one of their tweets in your timeline. The following instructions work with the official Twitter apps on Windows 10, Android, and iOS devices, as well as the web version of Twitter in an internet browser.
To mute a Twitter account from their profile page, select the gear icon next to their profile picture, and then tap Mute.To mute someone on Twitter from one of their tweets, select the small arrow in the upper-right corner of the tweet, and tap Mute.
How to Use the Twitter Muted Words List
In addition to muting user accounts, you can mute words and phrases on Twitter by adding them to the Muted words list. After adding a word or phrase to your Muted words list, any tweet containing them is hidden from you when you view your timeline. You can add as many words and phrases to the Muted words list as you want. To unmute a word or phrase, go to the Word list and tap it. Then, tap Delete word at the bottom of the screen.
Who Has Muted Me on Twitter?
Muted Twitter users don’t know that they’ve been muted by someone else as the feature doesn’t stop you from interacting with an account. It prevents the person who muted you from seeing your interactions with them.
Who to Mute on Twitter
Here are some reasons why you may choose to mute another Twitter user:
An overenthusiastic follower: It’s great to have loyal Twitter followers who like and retweet some of your tweets. However, if they like and retweet all your tweets, it can get overwhelming, and it can be a good idea to mute them. This way, they can still follow you and interact with your content, but you aren’t notified every time they do so. Internet trolls: Blocking internet trolls for harassing you online can seem like a logical solution until the trolls realize they’ve been blocked by viewing your Twitter profile. Muting these toxic accounts is the best option. They’ll have no idea you can’t see their interactions, so they won’t create duplicate accounts or contact you on other social networks or by email. Friends and family: As much as you love your friends and family, you may not want to see their political or opinionated tweets in your Twitter timeline. Unfollowing or blocking them could cause untold drama, so muting is the way to go. They’ll still see you as following their account, and you won’t see anything they tweet.
Are Mute and Block the Same on Twitter?
Muting someone on Twitter lets the user see and interact with your tweets but hides their interactions from you. Blocking someone hides their interactions from you and prevents them from viewing your tweets, media, and profile. Users can’t tell when you mute them. However, blocked Twitter users can tell because Twitter notifies them of their blocked status when they view your profile or send you a DM.
