Muting accounts on Twitter

Mute is a feature that allows you to remove an account's Tweets from your timeline without unfollowing or blocking that account. Muted accounts will not know that you’ve muted them and you can unmute them at any time. To access a list of accounts you have muted, visit your muted accounts settings on twitter.com or your app settings on Twitter for iOS or Android.

To learn about muting notifications, read our Advanced muting options on Twitter article.

Some important things to know about mute:

• Muted accounts can follow you and you can follow muted accounts. Muting an account will not cause you to unfollow them.
• Muting an account does not impact the account’s ability to send you a Direct Message.
• You will no longer receive push or SMS notifications from any muted account.

For muted accounts that you follow:

• Replies and mentions by the muted account will still appear in your Notifications tab.
• Tweets from a muted account before the time the account was muted will still be displayed in your Home timeline.
• When you click or tap into a conversation, replies from muted accounts will be visible.

For muted accounts that you do not follow:

• Replies and mentions will not appear in your Notifications tab.
• If you mute an account you do not follow and they start a conversation that mentions you, you will only receive notifications from those you do follow who reply in the conversation and mention you. If you’d like to view all of your mentions, you can do so by searching your username. 
• When you click or tap into a conversation, replies from muted accounts will be not visible.
• If an account you have not muted Quote Tweets an account you have muted, the quoted Tweet will be hidden with a This Tweet is unavailable message.

To mute an account on the web

Muting from a Tweet:

1. From a Tweet, click the  icon 
2. Click Mute.

Muting from a profile:

1. Go to the profile page of the person you wish to mute.
2. Click the overflow icon  on their profile page. 
3. Select Mute from the options listed.

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

To mute an account on Twitter for iOS

Muting from a Tweet:

1. Tap the icon located at the top of a Tweet from the account you wish to mute.
2. Tap Mute, then select Yes, I’m sure to confirm.

Muting from a profile:

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

To mute an account on Twitter for Android

Muting from a Tweet:

1. Tap the  icon located at the top of the Tweet you’d like to mute.
2. Tap Mute, then select Yes, I’m sure to confirm.

Muting from a profile:

1. Visit the profile page of the account you wish to mute.
2. Tap the overflow icon 
3. Tap Mute, then select Yes, I’m sure to confirm.

To unmute an account

1. Visit the muted account's profile on Twitter.
2. On the web, click the mute icon  to unmute. On the Twitter app for iOS or Android, tap Unmute next to You have muted Tweets from this account.

To view and manage your list of muted accounts

You can see your full list of muted accounts by going to your Muted account settings on twitter.com or by visiting your app settings on Twitter for iOS or Android.

On twitter.com:

1. On a desktop or laptop computer, log in to your account on twitter.com.
2. Go to your Settings (click on your profile icon and select Settings from the menu).
3. Click on Muted accounts.
4. From the top of the list, you can select to view Accounts you follow that you have muted, or All accounts that you have muted. 
5. You can unmute accounts by clicking the mute icon 
6. To block or report an account, click the overflow icon  and select Block or Report from the menu.

In the Twitter app for iOS:

1. In the top menu, tap your profile icon, then tap Settings and privacy.
2. Tap Privacy and safety.
3. Under Safety, tap Muted. 
4. Tap Muted accounts.
5. You can unmute accounts by clicking the mute icon 
6. You can also follow or unfollow any of the accounts on this list by clicking on the follow/unfollow button.
7. To block or report an account, tap the profile image. You’ll be directed to the account’s profile. From here, tap the gear icon  and select Block or Report from the menu.

In the Twitter app for Android:

1. In the top menu, you will either see a navigation menu icon  or your profile icon. Tap whichever icon you have.
2. Tap Settings and privacy.
3. Tap Privacy and safety.
4. Under Safety, tap Muted accounts. 
5. You can unmute users by clicking the mute icon
6. You can also follow or unfollow any of the accounts on this list by clicking on the follow/unfollow button.
7. To block or report an account, tap the profile image. You’ll be directed to the account’s profile. From here, tap the overflow icon  and select Block or Report from the menu.

Unfollowing, blocking and reporting accounts

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

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