No spoilers: how to mute words and phrases on Twitter

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No spoilers: how to mute words and phrases on Twitter

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Twitter is sort of the Wild West of social media. Everything is consolidated into one big feed, and even if you're scrupulous about using lists, some things may still slip through your filters. Twitter lets you mute hashtags and accounts, but imagine my surprise when I discovered you can do that with individual words – and without having to delve into the menu system either.

I didn't know I could long press a word in a tweet and immediately mute it

— twhitney️ (@nonprofWHIT) February 19, 2020

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Thanks to @nonprofWHIT on Twitter for bringing this to my attention. This will likely not only help reduce noise, but also allow users to have more granular control over what they don't want to see on their timeline.

[Read: How to use Twitter's new 'Continue Feed' feature]

This is about as simple as an option can be. Just because I'm feeling a little excited, let's try with the word /"Fortnite./" Highlight the word by holding down