Report: Twitter is Working on a Feature to Allow Users Untag Themselves From Threads

Twitter may be testing a way for users who do not want to be tagged to untag themselves from a thread.

The Verge obtained a screenshot of a new “leave this conversation” feature, which untags your username from a Twitter conversation, preventing people from mentioning you in the conversation again and stopping you from receiving notifications about it.

The feature differs from “mute this conversation,” an existing option that disables notifications for a thread in which you’ve been mentioned.

According to a follow-up tweet, leaving the conversation causes your Twitter handle to appear as plain text in the tweet where you’re mentioned, rather than the hyperlink that would normally be displayed if someone tapped your Twitter handle.

This may create friction, discouraging other users from dragging you into ancillary conversations and signaling your disinterest in participating.

Twitter has gradually introduced subtle controls over how other users interact with your account. This includes changes that simplify existing options, such as forcing a user to unfollow you, as well as limits on replies and notifications when a large account retweets you. This feature would be on the more dramatic end of the spectrum, but it would also add an option that many users might appreciate when they are tagged in an annoying thread.