{"id":45161,"date":"2022-07-30T19:40:34","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T19:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=45161"},"modified":"2022-07-30T19:40:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T19:40:35","slug":"what-is-a-soft-block-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-a-soft-block-on-twitter","title":{"rendered":"What is a Soft 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-6a05ce3c8f1f7\" 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-6a05ce3c8f1f7\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a05ce3c8f1f7\" ><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\/what-is-a-soft-block-on-twitter\/#What_is_a_Soft_Block_on_Twitter\" title=\"What is a Soft Block on Twitter?\">What is a Soft 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\/what-is-a-soft-block-on-twitter\/#Unblocking_a_follower\" title=\"Unblocking a follower\">Unblocking a follower<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-a-soft-block-on-twitter\/#Soft_blocking\" title=\"Soft blocking\">Soft blocking<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-a-soft-block-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-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-a-soft-block-on-twitter\/#Tools_available_for_soft_blocking\" title=\"Tools available for soft blocking\">Tools available for soft blocking<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Soft_Block_on_Twitter\"><\/span>What is a Soft Block on Twitter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0px 10px; max-width:37% height:auto; width:auto; max-height:232px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/sufozUz.jpg\" alt=\"what is a soft block on twitter\" align=\"left\">  <\/p>\n<p>There are two basic ways to block someone on Twitter. You can either block them outright, or soft block them so they won&#8217;t see your tweets. The disadvantage of using a hard block is that you won&#8217;t get any notifications about it. You&#8217;ll have to click on the three vertical dots at the top right corner of your Twitter feed, and choose Block from the context menu. Once you&#8217;ve blocked someone, they won&#8217;t be able to see any tweets from you until you unblock them. Which type of block is right for you depends on whether the person is a random stranger, or someone you know.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unblocking_a_follower\"><\/span>Unblocking a follower<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to stop receiving updates from a specific Twitter user, you can block them from following you. This option only applies to specific accounts. To unblock a specific follower, simply log in to your account and tap on &#8220;Settings and Help&#8221;. Next, click on &#8220;Privacy and Safety.&#8221; Scroll down to the Privacy section and check &#8220;Protect my tweets.&#8221; Once you have saved these changes, you can unblock a specific user.<\/p>\n<p>You can also access Twitter on your iPhone. To do this, tap on the home icon located on the top-left-hand corner of your screen. Then, tap on the person&#8217;s profile photo. On the left-hand side of your screen, tap the three-dot menu. Tap on the Blocked option located to the right of the account name. Click on this option to unblock that person.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Soft_blocking\"><\/span>Soft blocking<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever seen someone&#8217;s post with the hashtag &#8220;milkshake ducking&#8221;, you know how easy it is to become viral. Some people may follow the account based on the clever tweet they posted and then later, someone discovers that they&#8217;re doing something slimy. These followers are then immediately denounced, and this tweet quickly becomes copypasta. It was applied to a variety of pop culture references. The same thing can happen to you if you&#8217;ve accidentally soft blocked a person.<\/p>\n<p>To soft block a user, first you have to download the Twitter app. You can download this app from the App Store or Google Play. Then open the profile of the user you want to block. Click &#8216;Unblock @user&#8217; to confirm the action. Otherwise, you can click &#8216;Unblock&#8217; to restore the person as a follower. This method is more secure, so it&#8217;s recommended to use it whenever you&#8217;re tweeting.<\/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>If you&#8217;re trying to limit your interactions with people on social media, the disadvantages of soft blocking are clear. While you can choose to unfollow people, you may find yourself in awkward situations if you unfollow someone back. Also, soft blocking doesn&#8217;t prevent people from visiting your profile &#8211; if they recognize that you&#8217;ve unfollowed them, you can re-follow them. This means that your activity will no longer appear in their feed.<\/p>\n<p>Another disadvantage of soft blocking on Twitter is that you can&#8217;t see what the person has been tweeting. Unlike blocking, your follower won&#8217;t see your tweets or receive any direct messages from you. But, it doesn&#8217;t mean you should stop communicating with people. Because of this, you should still be careful when soft-blocking on Twitter. If you do it too often, you may risk losing a friend or business partner.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tools_available_for_soft_blocking\"><\/span>Tools available for soft blocking<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The &#8220;Soft Block&#8221; feature on Twitter prevents harassment and other unwanted interactions from followers. However, it doesn&#8217;t block the follower&#8217;s timeline. Users who are unsure of how to block someone will have to either block them directly or hide their timeline. This option serves as a warning for the user and is not available for public accounts or the Twitter application. To use this feature, users need to visit the profile of the person they wish to block. They can click the three-dot button on the profile and choose &#8220;Block.&#8221; After the block has been removed, they must immediately unblock the person.<\/p>\n<p>Another way to soft block a user is by following them directly. 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