[Tech. Tips]-How to know if someone has blocked you on Twitter?

sk001 · 发表于 2019-04-06 15:34:56

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[br][br]Twitter is one of the best platforms in the world for expressing or disagreeing with opinions.[br][br]The service not just offers a plethora of capabilities for conversations but also provides tools like blocking to avoid people spreading hate/incendiary remarks.[br][br]You can block them anytime, but there's also a way to know if someone else has blocked you.[br][br]Here's how.[br][br]Twitter Blocking[br][br]Explained: Twitter's blocking mechanism[br][br]Twitter offers a simple way to block a user - just navigate to their profile, hit the vertical three dot icon on the upper right corner and click on 'Block'.[br][br]Once you (or someone else) do this, the blocked person's profile will become inaccessible and they won't be able to follow you or see what you are tweeting about.[br][br]Checking[br][br]But, how to know if you have been blocked[br][br]Twitter doesn't offer notifications when a person chooses to block you on the platform.[br][br]However, unlike WhatsApp, where you have to look at multiple sign to get blocking confirmation, on Twitter you have to do just one thing to know if someone has blocked you - visit their profile.[br][br]This way, Twitter will tell you directly that you've been blocked by the user in question.[br][br]Platform displays a clear 'blocked' message[br][br]If you visit a blocker's profile, Twitter will display a message saying "You are blocked from following @username and viewing @username's tweets," thereby confirming that the other party has blocked you from connecting with them.[br][br]Important[br][br]So, looking up for a profile is mandatory[br][br]The way Twitter blocking works, you can't know about someone's blocking action without visiting their profile directly.[br][br]Simply put, you'd have to look for signs of blocking - like missing tweets from the feed - confirm the action for yourself.[br][br]If you don't realize that a user is missing from your feed, you might never know that they have blocked you.[br][br]Fact[br][br]No way to prevent people from knowing you've blocked them[br][br]That said, it's also worth noting that there's no way to prevent people from knowing they have been blocked.[br][br]So, if you block someone and they visit your profile, they'll know your action (like we said).[br][br]Alternatively, if you want to avoid the whole blocking mess, it is recommended to keep your profile private and mute annoying users - to stop seeing their tweets.[br][br]Keep Using and Enjoying Infinix.