{"id":14031,"date":"2022-07-15T11:13:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T11:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=14031"},"modified":"2022-07-15T11:13:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T11:13:49","slug":"how-to-soft-block-someone-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-soft-block-someone-on-twitter","title":{"rendered":"How to Soft Block Someone on Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f966b9080bd\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f966b9080bd\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f966b9080bd\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-soft-block-someone-on-twitter\/#How_to_Soft_Block_Someone_on_Twitter\" title=\"How to Soft Block Someone on Twitter\">How to Soft Block Someone on Twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-soft-block-someone-on-twitter\/#Disadvantages_of_soft_blocking\" title=\"Disadvantages of soft blocking\">Disadvantages of soft blocking<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-soft-block-someone-on-twitter\/#Process_of_soft_blocking\" title=\"Process of soft blocking\">Process of soft blocking<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-soft-block-someone-on-twitter\/#Disadvantages_of_unblocking_a_soft_blocked_follower\" title=\"Disadvantages of unblocking a soft blocked follower\">Disadvantages of unblocking a soft blocked follower<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Soft_Block_Someone_on_Twitter\"><\/span>How to Soft Block Someone on Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Hdzwz4g.png\" style=\"width:auto; max-height:384px; margin:0px 10px; height:auto; max-width:42%\" align=\"right\" alt=\"how to soft block on twitter\"> <\/p>\n<p>Soft blocking on Twitter is an option you have when you no longer want to follow a person. You can block a person from seeing your tweets by going to their profile and clicking the three vertical dots. Once you&#8217;ve clicked Block, you can click Unblock to unfollow them again. Unlike blocking, unfollowing a blocked follower doesn&#8217;t automatically remove you from their list of followers. However, if you don&#8217;t want to unfollow a follower you blocked, you must unblock them first before you can do anything.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disadvantages_of_soft_blocking\"><\/span>Disadvantages of soft blocking<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Twitter has added a new feature, called soft blocking, to help users clean up their follower listings. However, it is not a great way to avoid stalkers or harassers. The only advantage of soft blocking is that you won&#8217;t get notified when they unfollow you &#8211; so they can still view your tweets. In addition, unfollowing someone does not remove them permanently from your Twitter list; it just makes them a temporary follower.<\/p>\n<p>Another disadvantage of soft blocking is that it forces the other person to unfollow you. This significantly reduces the amount of interaction that you have with that person. However, unfollowing someone is easy enough, and they can always refollow you. Another disadvantage of soft blocking is that you will not be able to see what the other person is up to on Twitter if you unfollow them again. This feature is only available on the web, so if you&#8217;re worried about privacy, you may want to make sure to choose the option that protects your feed.<\/p>\n<p>A third disadvantage of soft blocking is that you&#8217;ll have to remember to unblock the person you&#8217;ve soft-blocked. This is a pain, and it can be difficult to manage your Twitter feed while still following the person. In some cases, you may have to unblock someone more than once to avoid a tainted situation. If that is the case, soft blocking is the best way to prevent future occurrences of harassment.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Process_of_soft_blocking\"><\/span>Process of soft blocking<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The process of soft blocking someone on Twitter can be a great way to get rid of troublesome followers. When a person unfollows you, they will no longer show up in their feed. When a user blocks you, they are removed from your followers. There are a few different ways to do this. Follow these tips to help you decide which is right for you. Read on to learn how to soft block someone on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>First, log into Twitter. Once you&#8217;ve logged in, click on the three dots on the top right-hand corner of the screen. Next, click on the button &#8220;soft block.&#8221; This will confirm that you&#8217;ve blocked the person. Then, you&#8217;ll see a pop-up confirming your action. Finally, you&#8217;ll see a red &#8220;blocked&#8221; button next to the person&#8217;s profile picture.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re unhappy with someone&#8217;s tweets, you can soft block them. This way, you won&#8217;t get notified of the user unfollowing you. However, unfollowed users can still view tweets posted by the person they unfollowed. If the user persists, you might want to consider muting or blocking them entirely. However, there&#8217;s a lot more to soft blocking on Twitter than just unfollowing someone.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disadvantages_of_unblocking_a_soft_blocked_follower\"><\/span>Disadvantages of unblocking a soft blocked follower<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you want to avoid a direct message exchange with a follower, it is important to know how to unblock a soft blocked follower on Twitter. This method is similar to unfriending on Facebook, but it only affects those you are following. A soft blocked follower will not know that they have been blocked, which will reduce the chance of interaction with them. Furthermore, soft blocking will not keep the follower from viewing your profile, so if you unfollowed them, they will assume that you accidentally unfollowed them.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, you would have to publicly block someone before you could unblock them. But this was not possible with Twitter&#8217;s soft block feature. Instead, you would have to manually scroll through the follower list to find the one you want to unblock. However, you can now unblock a soft blocked follower with a few clicks. All you need to do is navigate to the follower&#8217;s profile and click on the three-dot icon.<\/p>\n<p>First, make sure that you are following the person you want to unblock. To do so, simply log into your Twitter account. 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