The\u00a0“Remove this follower” feature on X, formerly known as Twitter, makes it easy to remove someone from your list of followers without blocking them. This feature is\u00a0available on the X mobile app and\u00a0by visiting X<\/a> in your web browser, even if you’re using an Android, iPhone, or iPad. To do this, go to your list of followers<\/strong>. Locate the Twitter account you want to remove and tap or click the More icon to the right of the Follow button. And then click “Remove this follower.” <\/strong><\/p>
It feels good to have followers. However, it is sometimes necessary to ensure that you have the right followers.<\/p>
You can remove followers from your account if you want to streamline your Twitter followers or keep certain users from seeing your tweets without blocking them.<\/p>
And just in case you are asking, when you unfollow someone, Twitter does not notify them. But depending on your settings, they may still be able to see your tweets and direct message you. They will have to refollow you if they want to see your tweets on their timeline.<\/p>
There are two ways to unfollow someone on Twitter: soft and hard. The soft option is to manually unfollow them but leave the possibility of them refollowing you open. The difficult option is to permanently block them, which can only be undone by you. Twitter does not notify the person who has been unfollowed or blocked in either case.<\/p>
Let’s go over both scenarios without further ado.<\/p>
Before now, people had to use a workaround (softblocking) that involved blocking and quickly unblocking the follower they wanted to remove.<\/p>
Softblocking entails blocking someone and then quickly unblocking them, forcing them to unfollow you. Here’s how to go about it:<\/p>