When you mute words on Twitter, the app does not show you tweets with those words displayed in your timeline or, send you any notifications regarding it. You can mute specific words, phrases and even hashtags in this platform to avoid any tweets regarding them being shown to you. But, remember that if you search for these words specifically, you will be shown these tweets. If you are new on Twitter or just heard about this feature and have no idea on how to apply it in real life, worry no more because in this article you will learn how you can mute words on Twitter.
How to Mute Words on Twitter?
When you mute words on Twitter, the hashtags related to it will automatically be mutes as well. They will also be applied to mentions, comments and replies to those comments. The best part is that you can mute the words straight from a tweet. You can mute words on Twitter by:
- Using Phones
- Using Desktop
1. Using Phones
Here is how you can mute words on Twitter using phones:
1. Open Twitter and log into your account.
2. Click on your ‘Profile icon’.
3. Select ‘Settings and Privacy’ then ‘Privacy and Safety’.
4. Go to ‘Mute and Block’ option and click on ‘Muted words’.
5. Click on the ‘Plus sign’ icon at the bottom.
6. Enter the word or phrase you want to mute in the search box and click on ‘save’.
The word will have been muted. You can also select if you want to mute it from just home timeline or notifications or both and from whose tweets you want to mute those words. You can also select the duration regarding how long you want to mute those words. Along with this, you can also follow the new trending topics on Twitter if you are looking for something new. To learn how to do this, click here: How to Follow Topics on Twitter?
2. Using Desktop
To mute words on Twitter using desktop (Twitter web app), follow the given steps:
1. Open Twitter on web and log into your account.
2. Click on the ‘Three dots’ icon you see.
3. Select ‘Settings and Privacy’ and go to ‘Privacy and Safety’ option.
4. Select ‘Mute and Block’.
5. Click on ‘Muted words’.
6. Click on the ‘Plus sign’ icon at top.
7. Tap on the ‘Search bar’ and type the words you want to mute. Then click on ‘Save’.
The word will have been muted from your home page.
How to Unmute Words on Twitter?
Once that you have muted words on Twitter, there might come a time that you want to unmute them again. As the words/ phrases you mute will not be visible on your home timeline, when they are in trend you may miss a lot of hot news. In those cases, you can unmute words on twitter. Here is how to do so:
1. Open Twitter and log into your account.
2. Click on the ‘Profile icon‘.
3. Select ‘Settings and Privacy’ and go to ‘Privacy and Safety’ option.
4. Select ‘Mute and Block’ and click on ‘Muted words’.
5. A list of your muted words will appear. Click on the word you want to unmute for a few seconds. Then tap on the ‘Garbage’ icon.
6. Select ‘Unmute’.
The word will have been unmuted.
Conclusion
Hence, by using the steps mentioned above in the article, you can mute words on Twitter. If you are only looking to mute some words because they have been in talk for some time, you can select how long you want to mute them. Also, if you really want to stop seeing some words pop in your home page, make sure that you mute them from all people and not just people that you are not friends with. Hope this article was helpful and cleared your doubts. Feel free to leave comments in case of any questions.
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