On Thursday, Twitter announced that the company was testing a new way to allow users to remove themselves from conversations in which they did not want to be involved. The “unmentioning” mechanism is currently being tested. Unbelievable
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If you are one of the lucky ones to get a taste of the tasting feature, you can choose the three-dot menu next to a reply Tweet. Then scroll to “get out of this conversation”. Reuters Once you click this option, a pop-up window will explain how leaving this conversation means removing your tag in replies. But this does not mean that your username will not be displayed. Read also: Twitter launches Tor version to circumvent Russian user censorship: Here’s why How do you say “Don’t @ me” without saying “Don’t @ me”? We’re experimenting with Unmentioning — a way to help protect your peace and keep yourself out of conversations — available on the Web for some of you right now. pic.twitter.com/rlo6lqp34H – Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) April 7, 2022 As of now, the trial mode is available to a few users worldwide – only on the web. Last year, Twitter previewed the feature to give users the ability to “control unwanted attention”. Reuters What happens when you “mention” yourself? Your Twitter would become virtually gray – indicative of the fact that you chose to opt out of this conversation. It also turns off notifications for these conversations. Read also: Twitter Bot reveals pay gap in companies tweeting for Women’s Day Mentioning yourself seems to be part of Twitter’s efforts to limit the extent of abuse on the platform – with an anti-abuse feature called Safety Mode. The setting allows harassing users to filter abuse on a scale. In Safe Mode, Twitter analyzes platform interactions and blocks abusive accounts. This way, users do not have to spend time manually filtering out abusive content. Do you think the new features of Twitter are useful for users? Let us know in the comments below. For more on the world of technology and science, keep reading Indiatimes.com.
