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Twitter is a great place to spend your free time.
There’s vast room for social interaction, entertainment, and discussions on locally and globally trending topics.
Unfortunately, sometimes, a quick morning scroll on the timeline can potentially ruin the rest of your day.
Twitter is littered with a lot of toxic content that can affect you.
So, how can you keep your Twitter feed free of toxicity?
Why Is Twitter Very Toxic?
Every major social media platform has its fair share of toxicity.
Unfortunately, Twitter’s share seems to be more than a lot of people can stomach.
This problem is partly due to Twitter’s semi-anonymous nature.
Anonymity then becomes a tool for trolling people and dropping insensitive “hot takes” on sensitive topics.
Twitter also spreads content through recommendations based on interactions from your followers.
This means that even users you’re not following can end up on your timeline.
Here’s what these actions will do:
2. you could keep these conversations away from your timeline by blocking words related to such topics.
you might also block all tweets that contain foul or abusive words by muting these words.
To mute any word on Twitter:
On the next screen:
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Tap on eitherPeople you followorPeople you mentionto pick the audience that can reply to that particular tweet.
Unfollow Certain Topics
There are some topics on Twitter that are notoriously toxic.
However, Twitter automatically assigns dozens of other topics to your account based on your activity on the platform.
To do this:
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Hide Sensitive Media
Sometimes, toxic content comes in the form of pictures and videos.
Once you’ve seen them, you might’t unsee them.
Fortunately, Twitter’s algorithm identifies and labels a lot of potentially harmful media files on Twitter.
If you’d prefer to stop seeing such media, Twitter can hide it for you.
To hide sensitive media on your Twitter account:
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Hide Replies
Sometimes, your tweet could elicit provocative replies.
This typically degenerates into unhealthy debates that turn toxic if not stopped.
