How to mute a single word on Twitter

While most of us are aware that we can mute conversations or other accounts on Twitter, it wasn’t until I saw this wonderful tweet by @nonprofWHIT that I realized you could also mute a specific word. And you can do it straight from a tweet — as long as you’re using the iPhone’s Twitter app: uh, here’s a tutorial pic. twitter. com/wBsg9X4T1p If you’re using the Twitter app on an iPhone, it’s a quick-and-easy process: If you’ve got an Android phone, don’t despair.

You can also mute words from the Android Twitter app (or, for that matter, from the iOS Twitter app) through the app’s settings. It’s not quite as fast as doing it directly from a tweet, but it’s just as effective. If you no longer want to mute the word or you want to extend the mute time, return to the “Muted words” screen, tap on the word in question, and choose the corresponding option (“Delete word” or “Extend mute time”). And finally, if you’re tweeting directly from Twitter’s website, you can mute a word from there as well.

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