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  • Can I stop if I already start following someone?
    Click here to learn how. Twitter does not send a notification when you unfollow someone.

    If you have requested to follow someone whose Tweets are protected, then change your mind, you can click cancel to undo your follow request. (The cancel button appears on their profile in the same place you clicked the follow button.)

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  • What should I do if I don't want a particular person to follow me?
    block the user from following you. They won't be able to follow you and you will see a blocked button when you visit their profile. To unblock a user you've blocked, visit that user's profile and click the block button on the right-hand side. read more.

    Your Tweets won't appear in their timeline, and if they visit your profile, they will not be able to see any of your Tweets.

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  • How does mute Direct Message notifications?
    You can mute notifications for Direct Messages for 1 hour, 8 hours, 1 week, or Forever. When you mute a Direct Message conversation, you will still receive new messages, but you won't receive a notification each time.
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  • How to mute from within a Direct Message conversation?
    1. Navigate to the Direct Message you'd like to mute.
    2. Click or tap into the message settings:
      1. From the Twitter for iOS app and via twitter.com: Click or tap the more icon then select Mute notifications.
      2. From the Twitter for Android app: Tap the overflow icon then select Mute notifications.
    3. From the pop-up menu, select the mute time interval you'd like: 1 hour, 8 hours, 1 week, or Forever.
    4. To unmute, click or tap the more icon or overflow icon, then click or tap Unmute notifications.
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  • How to mute from your Direct Message inbox on Twitter for iOS?
    1. Navigate to your Direct Message inbox.
    2. Find the conversation you'd like to mute.
    3. Swipe left on the message and tap the notifications icon
      • Note:You can also choose to flag or delete a conversation when you swipe left.
    4. From the pop-up menu, select the mute time interval you'd like: 1 hour, 8 hours, 1 week, or Forever.
    5. To unmute, swipe left and tap the muted notifications icon
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  • How to mute from your Direct Message inbox on Twitter for Android?
    1. Navigate to your Direct Message inbox.
    2. Find the conversation you'd like to mute.
    3. Long-press on the message and tap Mute notifications.
    4. From the pop-up menu, select the mute time interval you'd like: 1 hour, 8 hours, 1 week, or Forever.
    5. To unmute, long-press on the message and tap the muted notifications icon


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  • How to mute from a Direct Message push notification?
    1. Find the Direct Message push notification on your mobile device's lock screen you'd like to mute.
      1. From the Twitter for iOS app: Swipe left on the lock screen push notification, tap View, then tap Mute for 1 hour.
      2. From the Twitter for Android app: Swipe down on the lock screen push notification, then tap Mute.
    2. Conversation notifications will be muted for one hour.

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  • How do add your phone number via SMS text message to a short code?
    Note: If your mobile operator is one of our supported carriers, you can use a short code with your Twitter account to post Tweets, receive notifications and enroll in security features like login verification. Here's how:
    1. Send a text to your twitter code with the word START.
    2. 2.We'll reply and ask you to text YES to the Twitter short code.
    3. Text your username to the same number. Do not use the @ symbol or quotation marks. Send your ONLY, for example: larrybird.
    4. Next, text your password. This is case sensitive, so be sure you are sending your password correctly.
    5. You're ready to go! Now you can post Tweets, receive notifications about your account, and enroll in security features like login verification.
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  • How do add your phone number via SMS text message to a long code?
    Note: If your country and carrier are not listed as having a short code, it may be possible for you to post a Tweet using any of our Twitter long codes.
    If you have to use a long code, note that it is one-way only. You will not be able to receive Tweets or other Twitter notifications to your phone through this channel, and you may be charged international message rates when using these codes. For these reasons, we do not recommend features such as login verification for long code users, as the experience may be less than optimal.
    1. Begin by sending two separate text messages to the long code with the word STOP.
    2. Wait two to three minutes before proceeding.
    3. Send a text message to the long code with the word START.
    4. Wait two to three minutes before proceeding.
    5. Text YES to the Twitter long code.
    6. Wait two to three minutes before proceeding.
    7. Text your username to the same number. Do not use the @ symbol or quotation marks. Send your username ONLY, for example: larrybird.
    8. Wait two to three minutes before proceeding.
    9. Text your password. This is case sensitive, so be sure you are sending your password correctly.
    10. You're ready to go!
    Note: Make sure to wait a few minutes between each step to make sure Twitter is receiving your messages correctly.
    To test if you have correctly added your phone, send a test Tweet to your long code number (just like sending a normal text message). Then, log in to twitter.com via the web to make sure your Tweet shows up on your Twitter profile. If it does, you have correctly added your phone.

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