Too often people will go round and circles arguing with each other and only really proving that they are not listening to what the other person is saying. That’s all well and good, but when a poor Twitter user has been mentioned in one of these Tweet storms, their notifications go off the charts and are basically irrelevant to the user. If you’ve ever been caught up in one of these arguments on Twitter that you didn’t want to be a part of you will be very happy to hear about this new update. Twitter is giving you more control over your mentions.
The Twitter Safety account has tweeted out that the social network is working on an update that will allow you to “Take control of your mentions and leave a conversation with Unmentioning, now rolling out to everyone on all devices.” Twitter has been working on this feature for a few months now but it is now available for all Twitter users who have updated the app on their phones to the latest version.
As you would expect from a feature called Unmentioning, it allows you to remove yourself from any tweet or thread that includes your username. It is simple to use as well, so you shouldn’t have too much trouble getting it to work.
All you have to do is select the tweet you have been tagged in and then hit the three dots icon in the top-right corner to open the Actions menu. Doing this should show you a new Leave this conversation option, which will de-tag you from the tweet and therefore save your notifications from all the meaningless mentions.
Not only will this move save your notifications, but it will also remove your username handle from the tweet, hiding it away so that nobody else will be able to tag you.
This move isn’t just about annoying notifications. It is also a safety feature that helps Twitter users protect themselves from cyberbullying so we are very glad to see Twitter making the move.
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