{"id":15498,"date":"2022-07-15T12:10:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T12:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=15498"},"modified":"2022-07-15T12:10:54","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T12:10:54","slug":"how-to-block-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-block-on-twitter","title":{"rendered":"How to Block 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-69ed302c7f9f5\" 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-69ed302c7f9f5\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ed302c7f9f5\" ><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-block-on-twitter\/#How_to_Block_on_Twitter\" title=\"How to Block on Twitter\">How to Block 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-block-on-twitter\/#Unblocking_a_blocked_user_on_Twitter\" title=\"Unblocking a blocked user on Twitter\">Unblocking a blocked user on Twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-block-on-twitter\/#Soft_blocking_a_user_on_Twitter\" title=\"Soft blocking a user on Twitter\">Soft blocking a user on Twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-block-on-twitter\/#Checking_if_youve_been_blocked_on_Twitter\" title=\"Checking if you&#8217;ve been blocked on Twitter\">Checking if you&#8217;ve been blocked on Twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-block-on-twitter\/#Disadvantages_of_blocking_a_user_on_Twitter\" title=\"Disadvantages of blocking a user on Twitter\">Disadvantages of blocking a user on Twitter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Block_on_Twitter\"><\/span>How to Block on Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/UQaGY36.jpg\" style=\"max-width:40% width:auto; height:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-height:391px;\" align=\"left\" alt=\"how to block on twitter\"> <\/p>\n<p>You can learn how to block on Twitter by following a few simple steps. First, you will need to log into your account. Next, type the person&#8217;s name in the search bar. Then, you will see their profile, and you&#8217;ll want to tap the three dots icon at the top right corner. This will reveal a block option. When you click the block option, you&#8217;ll be asked to confirm that you want to block them, and the person you&#8217;ve blocked will no longer be able to send you messages. Once you&#8217;ve blocked a person, you can do it from the app, too.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unblocking_a_blocked_user_on_Twitter\"><\/span>Unblocking a blocked user on Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re unsure how to unblock a blocked user on Twitter, it&#8217;s actually fairly easy. To begin, log in to your account. Scroll down to the &#8220;Blocked Accounts&#8221; section. On Twitter for Android, tap &#8220;Yes&#8221; to reveal the &#8220;Unblock&#8221; menu. Once you&#8217;ve located the blocked account, you can choose to unblock it. Follow the steps outlined below to follow the blocked user again.<\/p>\n<p>First, you need to navigate to the Settings and privacy menu at the bottom of the main menu. This is the same area where you find blocked accounts. On the Settings page, click on the Blocked Accounts tab. Once there, select the &#8220;Blocked Accounts&#8221; option. Click on the &#8220;Unblock&#8221; button next to the blocked account. Once you&#8217;ve clicked on &#8220;Unblock,&#8221; you&#8217;ll be able to follow that user again.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Soft_blocking_a_user_on_Twitter\"><\/span>Soft blocking a user on Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to stop someone from following you on Twitter, you can soft block them. By doing this, you will force the person to unfollow you, thus reducing your interaction with them. Although you cannot see the person&#8217;s tweets on your profile, you can still refollow them if you want them to. This feature only works on the web and not on Twitter&#8217;s app or mobile version. To soft block a user, you must log in to your Twitter account.<\/p>\n<p>When you soft block a user, you are not completely unfollowing them, but rather removing them from your list of followers. When you do this, they will no longer see your tweets and will no longer be able to contact you through direct messages. It&#8217;s an alternative method for breaking up with someone on Twitter, if you don&#8217;t want to permanently block them. This method will be most effective for those who want to keep following a user on Twitter but aren&#8217;t interested in the interaction.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Checking_if_youve_been_blocked_on_Twitter\"><\/span>Checking if you&#8217;ve been blocked on Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You might have noticed that other Twitter users have blocked you. This can be frustrating. Although Twitter does not notify its users that they have been blocked, it can be done with just a click of the mouse. To check if you&#8217;ve been blocked, search for the person&#8217;s account and look for public tweets. If you&#8217;re unsure of their username, try searching for their real name or their most recent tweet to see if you can find any evidence that they&#8217;ve blocked you.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, you could use Twitter&#8217;s Programming Interface to lookup a person&#8217;s blocked status. The problem with this was that if you were blocked by an unknown user, you couldn&#8217;t access the information. But thanks to Twitter&#8217;s new API, third-party applications can now show you who&#8217;s blocked you and which accounts have blocked you. However, these applications can compromise your privacy.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disadvantages_of_blocking_a_user_on_Twitter\"><\/span>Disadvantages of blocking a user on Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Blocking a user on Twitter is a common way to stop a follower from reading your tweets. However, blocking a user can have repercussions, and unfollowing a blocked user can give you more freedom and security. However, blocking a follower is a more confrontational method. Blocking someone can lead to a lot of angst, so it&#8217;s important to decide what&#8217;s best for your own social-media presence.<\/p>\n<p>When blocking a user on Twitter, keep in mind that they still have access to your public tweets. This is an advantage over being anonymous. Even if you are blocked, the person can still view your tweets and see your @replies. You&#8217;ll also be able to see their profile pictures and @replies, so you can see what they&#8217;re up to even if you&#8217;ve blocked them. And since they can&#8217;t see your tweets, they can still see them if you search for them. 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