After a month of testing the ability to remove followers without blocking them, Twitter is finally releasing this feature for all users.
The Twitter support page reported last month that the company is making it easy to remove a follower or, as it explains, “be the curator of your own follower list.” After testing with limited groups, Twitter now offers this feature to all users.
To remove a subscriber, follow these steps:
Go to your profile and click on Subscribers; Click on the three-dot icon; Select “Remove this tracker”.
According to a Bloomberg report last month, Twitter is also working on a few other ideas, which the company calls “social privacy” upgrades. For example:
Archived tweets: The company is considering the option of hiding posts after 30, 60, and 90 days, or hiding tweets after a full year. This product has no launch date and is still in the concept phase;
Hide the tweets you liked: No one sees what you liked anymore. Users will soon be able to set who can see which tweets they liked, although there is no timeline to test this feature;
Leave conversations: Users will have the option to opt out of a public conversation on Twitter. Testing will begin before the end of 2021.
Not only that, but Twitter will now alert you before you enter into a conversation that might heat up.
This feature is a ‘work in progress’ as the company will try to learn how to better conduct a healthy conversation. A few months ago, for example, researcher Jane Manchun Wong discovered that Twitter was planning different labels depending on people’s tweets.
Now, this “Heat” prompt, although it doesn’t have the same proposition, will let users know what type of conversation they are engaging in. Here’s what the prompt will say:
Take care of each other
Our values make Twitter better.
1. Remember the human: Communicating with respect makes Twitter better
2. Facts matter: Checking the facts helps everyone
3. Various perspectives are of value: Discovering new perspectives can strengthen yours.
Are you already able to remove subscribers without blocking them? What do you think of this feature? Tell us in the comment section below.
We make it easy for you to be the curator of your own subscriber list. Test in progress on the web: delete a subscriber without blocking them.
To remove a subscriber, go to your profile and click “Subscribers”, then click the three-dot icon and select “Remove this subscriber”. pic.twitter.com/2Ig7Mp8Tnx
– Assistance Twitter (@TwitterSupport) 7 septembre 2021
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