Twitter announced Thursday that it is implementing a pilot program called “Unmentioning,” which will allow users to untag themselves from others’ tweets.
The platform in a tweet described the feature as “a way to help you protect your peace and remove yourself from conversations.” Only some users have access to it now, and even then they’re only able to untag via a desktop computer.
“Control which the conversations you’re mentioned in,” Twitter’s explanation reads. “Use the actions menu — those three little dots to untag yourself and leave a conversation.”
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We’re experimenting with Unmentioning—a way to help you protect your peace and remove yourself from conversations—available on Web for some of you now. pic.twitter.com/rlo6lqp34H
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) April 7, 2022
Facebook and Instagram, both owned by Meta, already give users the option to untag themselves from posts and pictures. Twitter allows users to mute conversations they’re tagged in so that they don’t receive notifications, but these conversations remain linked to their accounts.
“This is awesome, and will help so many who are experiencing abuse,” author Nina Jankowicz tweeted.
!!!! This is awesome, and will help so many who are experiencing abuse. #HowToBeAWomanOnline https://t.co/l95YOSKfa4
— Nina Jankowicz ???? (@wiczipedia) April 7, 2022
Science-Based Medicine editor David Gorski called it “something Twitter should have done ages ago.”
Something Twitter should have done ages ago… https://t.co/GHMG0yKkZr
— David Gorski, MD, PhD (@gorskon) April 7, 2022
“This is great, now let us turn off quote tweets,” reporter Taylor Lorenz wrote.
This is great, now let us turn off quote tweets!! https://t.co/HdMH5ywrjV
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) April 7, 2022
“This is so dumb,” writer Meecham Whitson Meriweather tweeted. “Sometimes people need to be dragged!”
This is so dumb! Sometimes people need to be dragged! https://t.co/ziYARy5qyi
— Meech (@MediumSizeMeech) April 7, 2022
Recently, Tesla CEO Elon Musk bought more than 9% of stakes in the platform. Musk subsequently joined Twitter’s board.
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Twitter had 206 million daily active users in 2021.
