As part of its broader focus on providing more control options for users, Twitter has today launched the first live test of its new process to remove specific followers from your audience, eliminating the need to block/unblock for the same.
As you can see in this image, those in the new test will now be able to select ‘Remove this follower’ direct from each specific user’s options listing within their ‘Followers’ display. The user will not be notified that they’ve been removed, and they will be able to re-follow you again, if they choose. But it provides a less intrusive way to remove somebody who you maybe don’t want engaging with your tweets any longer.
Twitter’s been testing the option over the past few weeks, with the remove process spotted by app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi last month.
Twitter also pointed to the option in its recent overview of coming control tools, which will also likely include options to archive your old tweets, remove yourself from a tweet discussion and hide your likes.
The broader focus is on providing more ways for users to manage their in-app interactions, and avoid unwanted engagement, with Twitter also adding a new ‘Safety Mode’ option last week that enables users to automatically block mass-mentions of their account, which provides a means to avoid tweet pile-ons and ‘Cancel Culture’ impacts.
Being able to quickly and easily remove followers could help to reduce confrontation, while also avoiding future issues. So long as the user doesn’...
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