How to turn off comments and retweets on Twitter

Here is a step-by-step guide to disable comments and retweets on Twitter.

Twitter has been revamped by testing many more options that have gained control over its tweets. It has come up with a feature to disable the comments section. There are different ways to hide comments which should be hidden to ignore some of the controversial issues that are happening around the world.

We all, as individuals, want to be in control of some of the posts we share on Twitter. The feature to disable comments and retweets can help reduce social media battles.

STEPS TO DISABLE COMMENTS ON TWITTER:

Step 1: While composing a tweet, the user will have an option at the bottom that says ‘Reply all’. Tap on it.

Step 2: The above option helps Twitter users know who to reply to and who to ignore.

Step 3: Twitter will now show three options, which are as follows:

  • All
  • People you follow
  • Only the people you mention

Step 4: Choose one of the three options given above.

Step 5: Only the selected people should reply, then the user should select “only the people you mention”.

Step 6: If the user wants to stop someone from replying, then they can simply tag a friend who won’t reply.

Step 7: Once the above step is done, none of the Twitter users will be able to reply to your tweets.

STEPS TO FACT RETWEETING ON TWITTER:

Step 1: Go to the account profile page.

Step 2: Tap next on the icon with three dots present on the screen.

Step 3: Now choose to disable retweets to stop receiving tweets from the respective Twitter account.

Step 4: Specifically, iOS users can click on the gear icon and android users can select the overflow icon.

Step 5: According to the Twitter company, the on and off option is not retroactive. Therefore, retweets from the past will exist as they were in the timeline.

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