News > Social Media Twitter Users Can Now Remove Unwanted Followers This 'soft block' is available to everyone By Cesar Cadenas Cesar Cadenas Twitter Writer California State University - Long Beach Cesar Cadenas has been writing about the tech industry since 2016 on a variety of topics like cryptocurrency, video games, the latest gadgets, and much more. lifewire's editorial guidelines Published on October 12, 2021 01:53PM EDT Fact checked by Rich Scherr Fact checked by Rich Scherr Twitter University of Maryland Baltimore County Rich Scherr is a seasoned technology and financial journalist who spent nearly two decades as the editor of Potomac and Bay Area Tech Wire. lifewire's fact checking process Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Social Media Mobile Phones Internet & Security Computers & Tablets Smart Life Home Theater & Entertainment Software & Apps Social Media Streaming Gaming Twitter has officially added a new feature that allows users to remove followers without blocking them, as the platform works to reduce abuse and harassment. Twitter Support first made mention of this feature—referred to as a "soft block"— when it initially was tested in early September. According to Twitter, the purpose of the soft block is to allow users to curate their own followers list and determine who they want to interact with. freestocks/Unsplash The company clarified that a removed follower won't be notified of any changes made unless they go directly to a user's profile to verify this. That said, this doesn't completely stop someone from following that same user again, like blocking someone would. According to a Twitter Transparency report released this past July, hateful conduct violations had ramped up, with more than 1 million accounts found to have violated company policy. Twitter responded by acting against these accounts and adding more features to its platform. Lately, Twitter has been testing other new security features, such as Safety Mode, which automatically blocks accounts that engage in "potentially harmful language," and "Heads Up," which issues a warning to users that they may be entering a particularly heated conversation. Though Twitter continues to make anti-harassment a much bigger priority, the platform has yet to implement other features users have been asking for, such as an Edit button. The company instead has preferred to add adjacent features, such as the Undo Send button. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up! Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit