This wikiHow will teach you how to mute someone on X, formerly known as Twitter, so you don't see their tweets in your feed anymore. The mute feature is a lifesaver if you follow someone on X who tweets just a little too often. It's the best way to avoid someone's tweets without blocking or unfollowing them, and they won't be notified that you've muted them, so no bridges will be burned! Below we'll walk you through how to mute someone step-by-step.
Steps
Using a PC or Mac
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Open X (formerly Twitter).. If you're using a phone or tablet, you can open the X mobile app. On a computer, navigate to https://www.x.com and sign in with your account. -
Go to the profile of the person you want to mute. You can do this by hovering your mouse pointer over a post by this person's name or you can also search for the user by name by typing it into the search bar.Advertisement -
3Click the three dots More . This is at the bottom of the options that appear. A menu will drop down once you click “More.”
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Click Mute @account . You will see the "Successfully muted" message after doing so. You will also see "You have muted tweets from this account" at the top of the user's profile each time you visit.- Visit https://twitter.com/settings/muted_following to see a list of all of your muted accounts.
- If you decide to unmute a user, return to their profile and click Unmute right above their tweets.
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Using Your Smartphone
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Launch the X app. You can do this by tapping on Twitter’s icon on your home screen or apps drawer.- If you don’t have the X app yet, you can get it from Google Play (for Android) or iTunes App Store (for iOS). Just search for the app in the app store, tap on the X icon in the search results, and then tap “Install” or “Download” to install the app to your device.
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Log into your X account. Click on the box that says email and type in your email address. Then click on the box below it and type in your password.- Once you are finished, click “Log in” to access your account.
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Find the person you want to mute. Upon signing in, you will automatically load to your X news feed. Scroll through the feed until you see a post from the individual that you want to mute. -
Open that person’s tweet. After you find the person you want to mute, click on his or her tweet to open it in a separate window. -
Mute that person. Click on the 3 horizontal dots on the top-right side of the screen. This will cause a drop-down menu to appear. From the options in the drop-down menu, select “Mute @[X handle of the person].”- You will get one final pop-up window asking if you are sure you want to mute this person. Tap “Yes” to totally mute that particular tweeter.
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Community Q&A
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QuestionHow do I know if I've been muted?Community AnswerThere is no way to know that. Unlike blocking, no message is displayed. The only way you can possibly tell is if the person doesn't respond to your comments and yet the user is active with others.
wikiHow Video: How to Mute Someone on Twitter
Tips
- To learn how to mute all tweets that contain certain words, hashtags, emojis, or usernames, check out How to Mute Words on Twitter.Thanks
- Replies and mentions from muted accounts that you do not follow will not appear in your Notifications tab .Thanks
- Muted accounts can still send Direct Messages to you.Thanks
About this article
Are you following someone on Twitter who tweets just a little too often? If you don't want to burn any bridges, you can mute the user's tweets without the need to block or unfollow. The best part? They'll never know. Open Twitter and navigate to the profile of the person whose tweets you don't want to see. Click the icon with three dots at the top of their profile, or the three dots on any of their tweets. When the menu appears, click the Mute option to immediately remove the user's tweets from your feed. You can always unmute the user later by visiting their profile and clicking Unmute . You can still send and receive direct messages with a muted account, as well as see their replies to other users in any conversation. To view a list of all accounts you've muted, open your Twitter Settings, select Privacy and safety , click Mute and Block or Muted , and then select Muted accounts .
