Twitter’s new Unmentioning tool is perfect for avoiding online drama

If this new feature passes the test stage, it could significantly impact Twitter. There is no word yet on when or if this feature will be rolled out to the wider Twitter community. The feature is currently being tested with a small but global population and is available on Twitter’s web version only. This could be a massive benefit for people who receive hateful or otherwise unwanted mentions on Twitter.

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• Under an edit function, users could be able to fix any errors or typos in a tweet without having to delete the entire thing or losing any replies, retweets, or likes that the post has already gained.
• Users can simply “leave the conversation” if they don’t want to be involved anymore.
• Following these steps will do more than save you the endless notifications pings on your phone.
• Twitter Safety said it wanted to offer tweeters the chance to “take control” of their mentions.

Twitter has limited it in terms of user availability and where it can be used. That’s according to recent reports following an official tweet on the matter. For one, it could help reduce the amount of abuse and harassment on Twitter.

Twitter Is Testing Out A Way To Remove Yourself From Mentions

Twitter is testing a new anti-abuse feature called ‘Safety Mode’ And even outside of anti-harassment tools, Twitter is broadly leaning toward users more flexibility and power — even the power to delete old tweets off of websites they used to show up on. Twitter actually previewed the feature last year, sharing an early concept design and expressing its desire to help users “control unwanted attention.”

Anyone with the test feature can select the three-dot menu next to a reply to pull up a prompt offering to “get you out of this conversation” (deliverance at last!). Then, they’ll need to look for a “leave this conversation” option in the three-dot menu for that tweet. By removing themselves from post mentions on Twitter, via Unmentioning, users no longer are tagged on the post or receive any notifications about it. With the ability to unmention themselves, users may feel more inclined to engage in conversations that they actually want to be a part of. From what Twitter has shared, the unmention feature will let you leave conversations you don’t want to be involved in anymore. Simply pick a Tweet you’ve been tagged in where the thread starts, tap on the Actions menu (the three dots on the top right corner of the Tweet) and select Leave this conversation to untag yourself.

Twitter is billing Unmentioning as a way for users to get back some peace of mind by removing themselves from mentions. Although the overwhelming majority of users won’t see it just yet, as with other incoming features. Twitter is interested in making its platform a more positive and safe place for users. It could help to reduce abuse and harassment, while also fostering more positive and thoughtful conversations.

Twitter Unmentioning Feature

Speaking of Twitter drama, the Unmentioning feature comes on the heels of Elon Musk (attempting) to terminate his deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion. Unmentioning may be a useful feature if you find yourself caught up in Twitter drama between friends, or if you’re being cyberbullied by a krikya online random stranger for who you are or the job you do. Following these steps will do more than save you the endless notifications pings on your phone.

Taylor covered social media, gaming and culture at TechCrunch. Twitter launches beta test of anti-abuse tool ‘Safety Mode,’ adds prompts to enable it Unmentioning will also turn off notifications, leaving you blissfully unaware of the hateful or otherwise unwanted stuff people are sending your way. There’s been no word, as of this writing, as to when exactly Twitter will roll out Unmentions more widely. As may be expected from the branding here, Twitter ensured that the feature itself is straightforward.