Feature Friday: Muting People On Twitter

I think Mute is one of the most underused features on Twitter, second only to Unfollow. I went on a bit of a rant about this on Twitter last week.

@johnolilly try unfollowing or muting the people who are filling your feed with noise. It’s amazing what it feels like to be rid of them

— Fred Wilson (@fredwilson) November 28, 2016

and

@bijan @andrewparker mute and unfollow are two of Twitter’s most underrated and under used features. They should make them easier to use

— Fred Wilson (@fredwilson) November 28, 2016

Here is how you mute someone on Twitter:

My friend Lock has a great Twitter, but when he watches the hated Red Sox and the Patriots, I just can’t take it. So I need to mute him. Here is how you do that on the web.

• Go to the profile and click on the little gear (settings) next to the Following button

• Then you get this dropdown list. Select the Mute option.

• Then you get this mute button next to the follow button on that person’s profile

• Which you can toggle on and off from now on

If you follow people on Twitter that you just need to turn off every now and then set up the mute option and use it when necessary. It makes Twitter such a better experience.