How to mute someone on X (Twitter), and what muting doesn’t stop
To mute someone on X, click the three dots on one of their posts (or on their profile) and choose Mute. Their posts leave your timeline, and they’re never told. Here’s how on the web and in the app, how muting differs from blocking, and what it doesn’t stop.
Updated November 2, 2026Mute, block or unfollow?
- Unfollow stops their posts coming to you because you follow them. X can still recommend them in For you.
- Mute removes their posts from your Home timeline, whether you follow them or not. They aren’t told, and you can keep following them.
- Block stops them following you, messaging you, and replying to, liking or reposting your posts. Since late 2024, a blocked account can still see your public posts, and they’ll see they’re blocked if they visit your profile.
Mute is the quiet option: for the relative whose posts you can’t face, or the account that’s fine until election season.
Mute someone on a computer
- Find one of their posts, or go to their profile.
- Click the three dots (⋯) on the post, or next to the Follow button on their profile.
- Choose Mute @username.
A banner confirms it, with Undo in case you clicked the wrong account.
Mute someone in the app
It’s the same on iPhone and Android: tap the three dots on one of their posts, or on their profile, and tap Mute.
See who you’ve muted, and unmute
Your list is in Settings and privacy, then Privacy and safety, then Mute and block, then Muted accounts. Unmute anyone from there, or from the three dots on their profile.
Mute a conversation instead
If one thread is filling your notifications, open the post, click the three dots, and choose the option to mute the conversation. You’ll stop getting notifications about it, though its posts can still show in your timeline.
What muting doesn’t stop
- Notifications from people you follow. If you follow a muted account, their replies and mentions still appear in your Notifications tab.
- Their replies in conversations. When you open a thread, you can still come across their replies.
- Everyone else talking about them. Muting hides what they post, not posts by others that quote them, argue with them or pile on.
- Anything on their side. They can still see your posts, follow you and reply. If that’s the problem, block them.
- The next account just like them. Muting works one account at a time. When the same take comes from a hundred accounts, you need a hundred mutes, or muted words, which only catch exact words.
If the accounts you keep muting are bots, see how to stop crypto spam on X.
Mute the subject, not just the account
Muting deals with people one by one. Remedy is a Chrome extension that deals with what they’re posting about. Describe it in your own words, like “no crypto hype” or “nothing about the celebrity breakup”, and it removes those posts from your X timeline, search results and replies as you scroll, from every account, whatever words they use.
The popup lists everything it took out, and you can pause it for an hour or switch it off for X. On Plus, it checks images and videos too. It works on a computer, in Chrome, on X, Reddit, YouTube, Instagram and other sites.
Questions
Does someone know if you mute them on X?
No. X doesn’t notify them, and nothing changes on their side: they can still see your posts, follow you and reply to you.
What’s the difference between muting and blocking on X?
Muting quietly hides their posts from your timeline. Blocking stops them following you or replying to, liking or reposting your posts, though they can still see your public posts and will see they’re blocked if they visit your profile.
Can a muted account still reply to me?
Yes. If you follow them, their replies and mentions still show in your Notifications. If you don’t follow them, X keeps their replies and mentions out of your Notifications.