Blocking users on Twitter
To block a Twitter user:
- Go to the profile page of the person you wish to block.
- Click or tap the gear icon
on their profile page. This brings up a drop-down actions menu.
- Select Block or Report from the options listed.
- Select a reason for the block and click Block to confirm.
Blocked users cannot:
- Add your Twitter account to their lists.
- Have their @replies or mentions show in your mentions tab (although these Tweets may still appear in search).
- Follow you.
- See your profile picture on their profile page or in their timeline.
- Tag you in a photo.
Privacy note: If your Tweets are public (i.e., not protected), they will still be visible on your public profile page to anyone, regardless of whether they have a Twitter account or not.
We do not send notification to a user when you block them, but because they will no longer be able to follow you, they may notice that they've been blocked.
To unblock a Twitter user:
- Visit the blocked account's profile on Twitter.
- Click or tap the gear icon
- Select Unblock.
Unfollowing and reporting accounts as spam:
In addition to blocking users, you can also unfollow users, mute users or report accounts as spam. Please read those help pages for more information on unfollowing and reporting spam.
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