{"id":14697,"date":"2022-07-15T11:45:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T11:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=14697"},"modified":"2022-07-22T18:26:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T18:26:21","slug":"how-to-send-a-tweet-and-block-a-user-from-receiving-a-dm-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-send-a-tweet-and-block-a-user-from-receiving-a-dm-on-twitter","title":{"rendered":"How to Send a Tweet and Block a User From Receiving a DM 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-69f86cc42598e\" 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-69f86cc42598e\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f86cc42598e\" ><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-send-a-tweet-and-block-a-user-from-receiving-a-dm-on-twitter\/#How_to_Send_a_Tweet_and_Block_a_User_From_Receiving_a_DM_on_Twitter\" title=\"How to Send a Tweet and Block a User From Receiving a DM on Twitter\">How to Send a Tweet and Block a User From Receiving a DM 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-send-a-tweet-and-block-a-user-from-receiving-a-dm-on-twitter\/#Adding_a_photo_or_video\" title=\"Adding a photo or video\">Adding a photo or video<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-send-a-tweet-and-block-a-user-from-receiving-a-dm-on-twitter\/#Adding_a_hashtag\" title=\"Adding a hashtag\">Adding a hashtag<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-send-a-tweet-and-block-a-user-from-receiving-a-dm-on-twitter\/#Blocking_a_user_from_receiving_a_DM\" title=\"Blocking a user from receiving a DM\">Blocking a user from receiving a DM<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-send-a-tweet-and-block-a-user-from-receiving-a-dm-on-twitter\/#Adding_a_read_receipt\" title=\"Adding a read receipt\">Adding a read receipt<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-send-a-tweet-and-block-a-user-from-receiving-a-dm-on-twitter\/#Including_an_animated_GIF\" title=\"Including an animated GIF\">Including an animated GIF<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Send_a_Tweet_and_Block_a_User_From_Receiving_a_DM_on_Twitter\"><\/span>How to Send a Tweet and Block a User From Receiving a DM on Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"margin: 0px 10px; max-height: 336px; height: 196px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Q6eCadK.png\" alt=\"how to send message on twitter\" width=\"389\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Whether you want to send a friend or colleague a photo or a video, there are many ways to do so on Twitter. Follow our tips to learn how to send a tweet and block a user from receiving a DM. You can also add a hashtag or photo. After you&#8217;ve written a message, you can click &#8220;Tweet&#8221; to send it. You can also block other users from receiving your tweets, but that&#8217;s a topic for another article.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adding_a_photo_or_video\"><\/span>Adding a photo or video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tweets can now include media such as a photo or a video. These media can be as large as 512 MB and as short as 140 seconds. To add a photo or video to a tweet, follow the steps below:<\/p>\n<p>First, log into your Twitter account. Once you do, tap the &#8220;quill&#8221; icon at the bottom of the screen to compose a message. On the left side, you&#8217;ll see the media icon. Tap that to add it to your tweet. Once you&#8217;ve finished, tap &#8220;Publish&#8221; to see your message. You should now see a warning in front of your media. If you need to remove it, you can remove the content warning.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adding_a_hashtag\"><\/span>Adding a hashtag<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Adding a hashtag to a message is a powerful way to draw attention to your content and engage your audience. However, hashtags can be used in a negative way as well. They do not engage followers and do not add meaning to the message, and they look spammy. Use popular hashtags to join the conversation and build your audience. These hashtags are different for each social media platform.<\/p>\n<p>Before you add a hashtag to a message on Twitter, consider the number of people who are already using it. This will help you find influential people who can validate the value of the hashtag. For example, if you are a wedding planner, hashtag #weddingplanner will help people find you. When you use relevant hashtags, you will increase the organic reach of your message. But it&#8217;s important to remember that hashtags are not the only way to attract organic followers.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blocking_a_user_from_receiving_a_DM\"><\/span>Blocking a user from receiving a DM<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can block another user from receiving a DM on Twitter by going to his or her profile and selecting the gear icon. When this is selected, you can click Block @username. This action erases the DM history and prevents other users from sending you direct messages. When you&#8217;re done blocking a user, you can then follow that person&#8217;s account again. However, if you&#8217;ve blocked someone accidentally, there&#8217;s a chance they&#8217;ll unblock you later.<\/p>\n<p>While blocking another user won&#8217;t affect your ability to view their tweets, it is best to report any tweets that mention the blocked person. During the reporting process, you can also attach tweets to the block. This is particularly useful if the person who blocked you started a conversation with them and wanted to reply. Then, you can unblock them. You&#8217;ll need to investigate the incident carefully, however.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adding_a_read_receipt\"><\/span>Adding a read receipt<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve recently sent a message via Twitter, you&#8217;ve probably noticed that you can turn on a read receipt. While this feature is enabled by default, you can choose to turn it off if you&#8217;d rather not receive them. There are some simple steps that you can follow in order to turn off this feature. Here are some tips to get you started. If you want to avoid receiving read receipts, don&#8217;t enable them!<\/p>\n<p>The read receipt feature can be disabled, which will prevent you from seeing the check mark when you send a message. Twitter is also rolling out a new typing indicator and expanded previews for web links, which mimic tweet previews. To learn more about these updates, continue reading! This article discusses some of the main changes and improvements that will be available for Direct Messaging in the near future. Once the new feature is available, users will be notified when they&#8217;ve received a new message, which should be handy in the future.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Including_an_animated_GIF\"><\/span>Including an animated GIF<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Adding an animated GIF to your email marketing campaign is an effective way to spice up your content. Adding GIFs is easy, and the process is not complicated. All you need to do is click File &gt; Export &gt; Save for Web (Legacy) to get started. You will also need to select the type of GIF you want to use, ensuring that it&#8217;s GIF 128 Dithered. 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