‘Don’t @ me’: Twitter experiments with untagging users from tweets

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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.

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